BETA-GLUCURONIDASE DEFICIENCY
n. a marked deficiency in the enzyme P-gluconidase. Such deficiency prevents the metabolic breakdown of complex carbohydrates, resulting in the…
BETA-SECRETASE (P-SECRETASE)
n. a protein enzyme (protease) which cleaves the amyloid precursor protein to form beta-amyloid. These are the peptides which build-up…
BETHANECHOL
n. a cholinergic drug administered orally or subcutaneously to selectively stimulate muscarinic receptors. These, in turn, stimulate the contraction of…
BETRAYAL TRAUMA
n. the kind of trauma in which a person feels betrayed by the very people he or she trusts and…
BETWEEN-GROUPS DESIGN
n. an experimental design which involves two (or more) groups of participants simultaneously being tested. In the process, the effect…
BETWEEN-GROUPS VARIANCE
n. in statistics, refers to the analysis of variance between two groups simultaneously undergoing testing. The variation shown in experimental…
BETWEEN-SUBJECTS DESIGN
n. an experimental design in which each person is a different sampling unit being tested under one and the same…
BEWILDERED
adj. a state of being confused or puzzled. This can occur when faced with conflicting situations or presented with contradicting…
BEWUSSTSEINSLAGE
n. a state of consciousness which cannot be associated with any particular sensation. For instance, affirmation and certainty are more…
BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT
n. a set standard of evidence which must be met in a criminal trial. A defendant cannot be convicted or…
BEZOLD-BRIICKE PHENOMENON
n. the phenomenon which involves a hue shift. This intensity-dependent change in hue is based on one's perception of color…
BILATERAL DESCENT
n. in anthropology, refers to a system of inheritance or descent wherein both paternal and maternal sides are equally recognized.…
BILATERAL LESION
n. a lesion which specifically involves both sides of the body or an organ. It holds especially true for lesions…
BILATERAL SYMMETRY
n. in anatomy, refers to a symmetrical arrangement of body parts such that either half (left or right) is an…
BILATERAL TRANSFER
n. a transfer of skills learned from one side of the body to the other. Although the skill was originally…
BILDUNGSROMAN
n. in literature, refers to a novel whose main subject revolves around the formation and development of the lead character.…
BILINEAL DESCENT
n. in lineage, refers to two lines of descent, considering both the patrilineal (paternal) and the matrilineal (maternal) sides. See…