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OBLIQUE

1. corresponded, dependent: utilized to depict the union between corresponded aspects in aspect examination. 2. not at right angles.

OBSESSIVE BEHAVIOR

behavior trait of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder or OCD, like continual brooding, doubting, stewing, incessant pondering over troubles, tidying up and

OCCULT

mysterious, impossible to understand, or private.

OCCUPATIONAL STATUS

the amount of esteem attributed to members of a profession by a culture. Professions which are seen positively are high-status

OCULOCEREBRAL-HYPOPIGMENTATION SYNDROME

a genetic disorder characterized by eye anomalies, lack of hair and skin pigmentation, cognitive impairment, and spasticity. The cases examined

ODORANT

noun. an airborne volatile compound which generates an odor. Odorants might vary in both quality and magnitude.

OHM'S LAW

posited by German physicist Georg Simon Ohm, the standard which the ear can examine involved tones into a string of

OLFACTORY CILIUM

a hair-like construct stemming from an olfactory receptor.

OLIGO- (OLIG-)

combining form of: not many, or deficient.

ON-CENTER GANGLION CELL

a retinal ganglion cell which is aroused by light in the core of its receptive region but is hindered by

ONE-WAY MIRROR

a screen or mirror which can be seen through from one of its side. One-way mirrors are utilized, for instance,

ONTOLOGY

the department of philosophy which comprises the question of existence as a whole. From some philosophical viewpoints, is synonymous with

OPEN STUDY

a study wherein new partakers of a study can be included into such after the study has started.

OPERANDUM

with regard to operant conditioning, a gadget which an experimental animal uses or manipulates to generate automatic recording of a

OPERATIONISM

1. the position which the definition of a scientific idea relies upon the processes utilized to mandate it, so that

OPINION POLL

a group of gauges examining outlooks in the direction of a wide array of varied outlook items. Such gauges are

OPIUM

noun. the dried up resin of the poppy's unripe seed pods. Opium consists of over 20 alkaloids, the primary one

OPTIC CHIASM

the locale at the bottom of the brain where the optic nerves from both eyes meet each other. In humans,

OPTIMAL DESIGN

a form of experimental construct wherein all the partakers are delegated to the many cells of the construct in effort

ORACLE

noun. 1. with regard to the ancient world, a shrine wherein people looked for guidance or data about future occurrences