CYCLIC ILLNESS 1
1. any disorder marked by changing stages. 2. bipolar I disorder wherein both periods of mania and periods of depression…
CYTOGENETIC MAP
a kind of chromosome map that displays and counts the trend of uniquely staining bands generated whenever the chromosomes are…
CALCARINE AREA
n. the region which surrounds the calcarine sulcus (or calcarine fissure). It is found at the medial surface of the…
CANALIZATION
n. in evolutionary genetics, refers to the repression of variation by containing them within narrow bounds. In neurology, refers to…
CANONICAL ANALYSIS
n. in statistics, refers to the type of statistical analysis which assesses the degree of relationship between two sets of…
CARBOHYDRATE
n. any in a group of organic compounds in which the general formula is that of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen…
CARDIAC PSYCHOSIS
n. a disorganization in thought processes and a loss in social functioning as a result of a heart condition. It…
CAREER COUNSELING
n. consultation with a trained professional on specific goal-setting in order to change or improve the direction of one's career.…
CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME (CTS)
n. an inflammatory disorder of the wrist wherein there is pain and swelling in the tissues surrounding the median nerve.…
CASUAL CROWD
n. a random crowd of people, usually strangers to each other and gathered together purely by chance. They may share…
CATASTROPHE CUSP THEORY
n. a theory that explains the interaction between physiological arousal and cognitive anxiety. When cognitive anxiety is high, physiological arousal…
CATECHOLAMINERGIC NEURON
n. a neuron whose functions include the release of a catecholamine. A noradrenergic neuron, for example, is responsible for releasing…
CAUSAL LAW
n. A condition of consistent and invariant relationship between phenomena such that the Law of Cause and Effect applies. Here,…
CCTV SYSTEM
abbreviation for Closed Circuit Television System. Refers to the installation of a set of video cameras, monitors, and recording devices…
CELL-MEANS MODEL
n. in inferential statistics, refers to any one among the linear analysis of variance (ANOVA) models used to determine the…