OSCILLOMETER
noun. a tool for gauging oscillations, particularly those correlated with bodily operations, like variants in arterial pulsation.
OUTER PLEXIFORM LAYER
the synaptic layer within the retina wherein connections are made between photoreceptors, retinal horizontal cells, and retinal bipolar cells.
OVAL WINDOW
a membranous opening in the bony wall of the cochlea inside the ear. Vibration of the stapes is conveyed to…
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS (OA)
a voluntary establishment of males and females who desire to help one another comprehend and overcome compulsive eating disorders or…
OVERPRODUCTION
1. the state wherein a species generates excess offspring for the amount of food, space, or other essentially resources that…
OVERVALUED IDEA
an untrue or exaggerated belief which is preserved by a person, but not as strictly and consistently than a delusion.…
OBJECT AND LOCATION MEMORY
a type of spatial cognition which consists of finding and retaining items in spatial arrays. It shouldn't be confused with…
OBJECT-BASED ATTENTION
interest seen as operating mostly on items instead of on spatial locations.
OBJECTIVE TEST
an examination modeled to induce a particular response, accurate or inaccurate. A true or false examination is one instance of…
OBSERVATIONAL LEARNING 1
the collecting of data, skills, or actions by way of observing the behavior of others, either directly or through such…
OCCUPATIONAL CULTURE
a distinctive pattern of thought and actions shared by members of the same profession and showed in their language, morals,…
OCULOMOTOR NUCLEUS
a nucleus in the brainstem which is correlated with either of the occulomotor nerves.
OFF-CENTER GANGLION CELL
a retinal ganglion cell which is hindered by light in the core of its receptive region but is aroused by…
OLFACTORY RECEPTOR
a spindle-shaped receptor cell in the olfactory epithelium of the nasal cavity which is sensitive to odorants. Cilia at the…