BIOAVAILABILITY
n. in pharmacology, refers to the fraction or quantity of a drug administered and made available to the body as…
BIOGENIC AMINE
n. a group of biologically-active amines which naturally occur in the body. These psychoactive neurotransmitters include serotonin, dopamine, epinephrine, and…
BIOLOGICAL MARKER
n. a biological variable which accompanies a condition or disease, regardless of whether or not it directly or indirectly causes…
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
n. a scientific discipline which applies the principles of engineering to the biomedical field. Especially useful in the field of…
BIPOLAR NEURON
n. a specialized neuron observed to have only two processes present: the axon and a dendrite (dendron). These processes extend…
BISERIAL CORRELATION
n. in statistics, refers to the correlation between two variables when one variable is dichotomous (Y) and the other is…
BLESSED DEMENTIA SCALE (BDS)
n. a mental and behavioral rating scale (with subscales) used to assess the progress and severity of dementia. The scale…
BLUE-COLLAR WORKER
n. an employee tasked to perform physical or manual labor. The term also refers to a technical laborer or a…
BODY CONCEPT
n. the conceptual image formed about one's own body. It is the sum of all thoughts, feelings, and opinions evoked…
BODY PERCEPT
n. the mental image that is formed from one's own physical characteristics and the functionality of these traits as being…
BONA FIDE OCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATION (BFOQ)
n. a criteria which most employers follow in hiring and recruitment. This is based on the personal characteristics which certify…
BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER
n. in DSM-IV-TR, refers to a chronic pattern of personality instability. More of a disorder than not, it manifests through…
BOUND ENERGY
n. in psychoanalytic theory, refers to the psychic energy which is bound to the ego. This energy is often blocked…
BRAIN BIORHYTHM
n. a hypothetical way of applying the principle of biological rhythm to the activity of the brain. Like the rest…
BRAIN PATHOLOGY
n. the study of diseases and disorders related to the brain. It also covers all pathological conditions which affect brain…