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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 BIPOLAR CELL

a retinal bipolar cell which is aroused by light in the core of its recep tive region but is hindered

ONE-WAY DESIGN

an experimental model wherein the sets being compared range along a sole dimension. Commonly referred to as sole-factor design.

ONTOLOGICAL CONFRONTATION

the precise and immediate knowledge of individual mortality which can arise whenever a person's regular defenses toward death awareness are

OPEN SOCIETY

a type of cultural establishment marked by respect for human rights, freedom to express differing opinions, elective political structures, and

OPEN-OFFICE DESIGN

a form of office design comprising a big region with very minimal dividers between work areas. A premium is placed

OPERATIONAL THOUGHT

with regard to Jean piaget

OPINION LEADER

a person to whom other people go to for guidance prior to buying products or on whom other people shape

OPIOIDS

a set of mixtures or combined substances which consist of the opiates that manifest naturally and their semisynthetic sub-products, synthetic

OPTIC ATAXIA

incapacity to direct limb motions in the conditions where paralysis is lacking, visual or visuospatial handicap, and visual ignorance.

OPTIMAL APPARENT MOTION

the comprehension of movement which takes place whenever the factors utilized to generate obvious movement are idyllic.

ORA SERRATA

the very most anterior part of the retina, found across from the ciliary body. The average retinal layers are attenuated

ORALITY

noun. with regard to psychoanalytic theory, the oral aspect in neurosis or eroticism, spanning from satisfaction in biting, sucking, smoking,

ORDINALITY

a basic perception of more than and less than unions.

ORGANIC DEMENTIA

in the DSM-III, dementia as a result of any state which inflicts damage upon the brain.