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OPEN-CLASSROOM METHOD

an educational system wherein teaching is unofficially constructed, frequently with an emphasis on individualized guidance or utilization of the open-classroom

OPERANT LEVEL

a baseline likelihood or frequency of actions which takes place innately, prior to support or encouragement being arranged.

OPHTHALMOLOGY

noun. the medical specialty regarding the study of the eye and the identification and remediation of eye illness. A doctor

OPIOID ANALGESIC ADDICTION

psychological and physical dependency on an opioid drug, like morphine, which is delivered to alleviate pain. An indicator is having

OPPORTUNISM

noun. the capacity to exploit resources not accessible to other people. Species exposed to new habitats to manage pests frequently

OPTICAL AXIS

a abstract line which passes by way of the core of an optical system. In the circumstance of the eye,

OPTIMAL STOPPING RULE

a rule which dictates whenever one ought to end information compilation in a study. It is based upon a design

ORAL SADISM

with regard to psychoanalytic theory, the primitive impulse to utilize the mouth, lips, and teeth as tools of violence, mastery,

ORDER OF MAGNITUDE

the estimated size of an amount or value within a range, generally to the nearest power of 10.

ORGAN LANGUAGE

with regard to the confines of classical psychoanalytic deconstructions of psychosomatic disease, the bodily display of emotional torment or disruption.

ORGANIC RETARDATION

failure of an organ or organ system to grow normally due to an inherited flaw, dietary insufficiency, or hormonal disorder.

ORGANIZATIONAL ASSESSMENT

activities engaged in assessing the construction, procedure, environments, and their aspects which impact the efficacy of an establishment and the

ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS

behavior by people in an establishment which is aimed at furthering their own interests, or the interests of a specific

ORIENTATION COLUMN

a vertical piece of striate cortex wherein all of the neurons are totally reactive to stimulants of the same orientation

ORTHOGONAL CONTRASTS

a group of comparisons among the cell averages of an aspect which, as a group, are not overlapping and not

OSCILLOSCOPE

noun. an electronic gadget which documents and expresses visually an electrical or sound current on a fluorescent screen of a

OSTEOPETROSIS

noun. an uncommon inherited disorder marked by escalated bone density, that might lead to irregularities in bone shape or size,

OTOTOXIC

adjective. poisonous to the ears, particularly the middle ear or inner ear.

OUTERCOURSE

noun. carnal activity, not geared toward intercourse, that might consist of reaching orgasm by manual manipulation of the genitalia or

OVARY

noun. the female reproductive organ, that generates ova and carnal hormones. In human beings, the two ovaries are shaped like