BRADYLEXIA
n. a condition characterized by extreme slowness in reading. Despite normal intelligence, there are people who read slower than others,…
BRADYCARDIA
n. a condition which manifests as heartbeat slower than normal. A slow heart rate usually reads at below 60 beats…
BRADYKINESIA
n. a condition characterized by extreme slowness in movement. There is also a corresponding decrease in motor activity, thus, making…
BRADYLALIA
n. a condition in which there is unusual slowness and hesitation in speech. This is often caused by a brain…
BRADYRHYTHMIA
n. a disturbance in the heart characterized by abnormal slowness in rhythm. It is often diagnosed as being due to…
BRAHMACHARYA
n. In Hindu tradition, signifies not only the first of four stages of life but also the first of five…
BRAID CUTTING
n. a type of fetishism in which attention is drawn towards the hair and then directed away from it. Thus,…
BRAID'S STRABISMUS
n. in hypnotherapy, refers to a form of strabismus wherein a hypnotic trance is induced by causing the patient's eyes…
BRAIN ABSCESS
n. the pus and cellular debris from immune cells which collect in the brain, specifically within its membranes or meninges.…
BRAIN BANK
n. a scientific program of research wherein the brains of patients diagnosed with neurological disorders are gathered and studied as…
BRAIN BIORHYTHM
n. a hypothetical way of applying the principle of biological rhythm to the activity of the brain. Like the rest…
BRAIN CENTER
n. any of the areas and regions of the brain which are known to perform one or more specific functions.…
BRAIN COMPARATOR
n. a structure which exists theoretically in the brain, the function of which would be to compare an intended movement…
BRAIN CONCUSSION
n. a mild injury inflicted on the brain through jarring or trauma. It temporarily disrupts brain function, resulting in loss…
BRAIN DAMAGE
n. injury to the brain that manifests as signs of impairment in cognitive, sensory, and motor skills mediated by the…
BRAIN DEATH
n. the condition in which the body ceases to show any neurological signs of life. This is usually indicated by…
BRAIN DISEASE
n. any disease that contributes and leads to brain damage. These diseases include disorders of the degenerative, debilitating, infectious, and…
BRAIN DISORDER
n. any disorder that produces an impairment in brain function. The impairment may be mild, moderate, or severe, and its…