OLFACTORY RECEPTOR
a spindle-shaped receptor cell in the olfactory epithelium of the nasal cavity which is sensitive to odorants. Cilia at the…
ONEIROMANCY
noun. the concept or practice of determining predictions of the future from dreams.
ONSET OF ACTION
the place at which the operations of a drug is obvious, typically gauged with regard to the time passed between…
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