ANASTOMOSIS
noun. 1. a junction or opening between 2 organs, cavities, or constructions which are usually apart from one another. 2.…
ANDRADE'S SYNDROME
a name for a group of amyloidic conditions characterized by sensory problems, early menopause, impotence, and overall flaccid paralysis. Other…
ANIMAL COMMUNICATION
the way in which animals use non-verbal cues to communicate with each other in the environment and in their social…
ANIMAL PATERNAL BEHAVIOR
refers to specific aspects of male parenting behavior in animals and the survival of the young - for example, feeding,…
ANNULOSPIRAL ENDING
a specific type of nerve fiber ending whereby the fiber is wrapped around muscle fiber near the center of the…
ANOMIC SUICIDE
a historical term referring to a suicidal gesture that occurs due to changes in a person's social or financial circumstances
ANTERIOR-POSTERIOR AXIS
A hypothetical plane or line that runs from front-back of the body or brain.
ANTIAGING REMEDY
an intervention hypothesized to slow or reverse the effects of again. These interventions can take the form of pharmacology, for…
ANTICIPATORY GRIEF
sorrow and grief associated with the expectation that a valued person will die soon - similar to the grief encountered…
ANTIGONADAL ACTION
the blocking of some type of gonadal function by an agent or process. For example, action caused by a lesion…
ANTISOCIAL
denoting behavior that deliberately violates laws, norms, or customary social behaviors. In addition, these behaviors also violate other people's rights.…
ANXIETY FIXATION
in psychoanalysis, this refers to the continuation of an anxious reaction from an earlier developmental stage to a later one.
AORTIC ARCH SYNDROME
a disorder caused by progressive obliteration of the main branches of the aortic arch due to another medical condition: arteriosclerosis,…
APPERSONATION
n. an unusual delusion in which the individual believes him- or herself to be another person. The person the assumes…