BETA ADRENORECEPTOR
n. a type of receptor situated on the membrane of nerve cells. Closely associated with the sympathetic nervous system, this…
BETWEEN-GROUPS VARIANCE
n. in statistics, refers to the analysis of variance between two groups simultaneously undergoing testing. The variation shown in experimental…
BILINGUALISM
n. in linguistics, refers to the ability to use two different languages with equal or almost-equal fluency. A person becomes…
BINOMIAL TEST
n. in statistics, refers to a test of how significant the deviations are from the expected outcome of the distribution…
BIOLOGICAL FAMILY
n. in law and social medicine, refers to a family and its members who are related by blood. The concept…
BIPOLAR CONCEPT
n. the two-dimensional concept of perceiving all phenomena through opposing attributes (e.g. happiness versus sadness). Used in contrast with the…
BIRTH RITE
n. a traditional rite performed to welcome a child, not only to the world, but also to the family and…
BLENDED FAMILY
n. a family unit that results from the union of two parents, both with a child or children from previous…
BLINK RESPONSE
n. an abrupt and involuntary movement of the eyelids. Usually, the eyelids close in response to physical irritation, a foreign…
BLOOD SUGAR
n. the concentration of glucose in the blood, expressed in milligrams per deciliter. Insulin and glucagon are two pancreatic horrmones…
BODY BUFFER ZONE
n. the physical distance which an individual prefers to keep in order to feel comfortable in the presence of others.…
BODY MEMORY
n. the ability of the body to store memories unconsciously. It has a sensory recollection of traumatic experiences related to…
BOGUS PIPELINE
n. the attachment of a fake diagnostic apparatus on a person under study. The participant is falsely made to believe…
BORDERLINE
adj. denoting anything which is difficult to place in one definite category. It can belong to any of two classes…