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ORAL IMPREGNATION

fertilization which is said, with some degree of uncertainty, to arise by oral instead of genital contact.

ORDER

noun. With regard to biological taxonomy, a primary subset of a category, consisting of a set of like, corresponding families.

ORGAN EROTICISM

carnal excitement or carnal connection correlated with a specific bodily organ.

ORGANIC PERSONALITY SYNDROME

in the DSM-III, an illness marked by a significant alteration in character or actions because of an aspect which injures…

ORGANIZATION

1. a constructed being containing several varied parts which interact to perform at least one function. 2. with regard to…

ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTIFICATION

a type of group identification wherein a person defines their self with regard to engagement in or belonging to a…

ORIENTATION

1. knowledge of the self and of exterior reality, that being, the capacity to recognize one's self and to be…

ORTHOGENETIC PRINCIPLE

the hypothesis postulating that growth of all facets of operating moves along from absence of differentiation to escalating differentiation, annunciation,…

OSCILLOGRAPH

noun. A tool, frequently utilized in analyses of bodily operations, which makes graphic documentations of wave types of electrical energy.

OSSICLES

any small bones, but specifically the auditory ossicles: the sequence of three tiny bones in the middle ear which convey…

OTOMY

suffix: Reference: -tomy- -ectomy.

OUTER NUCLEAR LAYER

the layer of cell bodies in the cones and rods within the retina. Commonly referred to as outer granular layer.

OUTSIDER

noun. 1. an individual who doesn't belong to one's group, especially one who is seen with suspicion. 2. with regard…

OVERDOSE 1

1. the ingestion of an extreme quantity of a drug, with resulting negative impacts. The specific poisonous impacts vary depending…

OVERPOPULATION

a population density which is more than favorable and might result in overcrowding and tension. Indicators from animal actions reinforces…

OVERTRAINING SYNDROME

the undesired tangible and cognitive effects, collectively, of training past the person's capabilities. Typical indicators consist of lessened performance, being…

OBJECT

noun. 1. the other, which is, any individual or symbolic representations of an individual which isn't the self and toward…

OBJECT-ASSEMBLY TEST

an examination wherein the job is to rebuild an item puzzle which has been broken up or disassembled.

OBJECTIVE SET

a gestalt psychology factor wherein the initial grouping observed in a demonstration based upon unbiased aspects, like spatial location, will…

OBSERVATIONAL ERROR

the veering away of a seen value from the authentic value.