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OVERINTENSITY

noun. a condition wherein at least one, but perhaps all of the following are past the optimal level for a

OVERSHOOTING

noun. with regard to vision, the propensity for the eyes to move to a position past what is required to

OXIDATION

noun. a chemical response wherein a compound mixes with oxygen or wherein electrons are lost. With regard to drug metabolism,

OBJECT LANGUAGE

a form of computer programming language which enhances data instead of procedures. In contrast with imperative languages, with systems which

OBJECTIVE INDICATOR

a marker or other gauging of a being, state, feeling, or action which is free of subjective bias, meaning that,

OBLIGATORY EXERCISE

exercise which a person feels obliged to take part in.

OBSESSION

a continual thought, concept, picture, or urge which is experienced as invasive and not proper, and results in significant fear,

OCCLUSION

noun. 1. a blockage or sealing. Occlusion of a cerebral artery might inflict an embolic or thrombotic stroke. 2. the

OCCUPATIONAL SEGREGATION

the level that persons of the same sex or ethnic background are rendered jobs in some professions when others are

OCULAR FLUTTER

a swift horizontal oscillation happening in both eyes whenever staring straight ahead. Flutter might additionally present following a saccade (flutter

ODDS RATIO

the ratio for two odds.

OHANA

noun. the family group in the Hawaiian society, marked by a moral system which stresses multi-generational kinship, consisting of the

OLFACTORY BULB

a bulb-like tail on the olfactory nerve in the anterior area of each cerebral hemisphere. This first synapse in the

OLIGARCHY

noun. 1. rule by a tiny, but elite group. 2. those members who make up such a group.

ON RESPONSE

the depolarization of a neuron within the visual system which takes place in reaction to light segments. Neurons with on

ONE-WAY ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE

the statistical test of the probability that the means of at least three samples have been pulled from the same

ONTOGENY OF CONSCIOUS EXPERIENCE

the growth origins of conscious sensory experience in an living being. With regard to humans, conscious experience can present from

OPEN SKILLS

motor skills which are performed under a range of circumstances upon each event.

OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE

a dimension of the big five personality model and the five-factor personality model which references single variants in the propensity

OPERATIONAL SEX RATIO

the relative amount of females and males accessible at the time whenever reproduction might occur. In mammals with internal lactation