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PASSIONATE LOVE

a form of love wherein carnal passion and a high level of emotional arousal are major factors- in addition to

PASSIVE TRANSPORT

the motion of compounds along a cell membrane without the use of energy by the cell. It comprises simple diffusion

PATHOCLISIS

1. vulnerability to specific poisons. 2. the propensity of specific poisons to aim for particular organs or organ systems.

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

noun. The operational changes which present in someone or an organ as a result of illness or disease, as differentiated

PATTERNING

noun. 1. organizing a system or trend of reactions to stimulants. 2. a trend of stimulants which will invoke a

PEAK EXPERIENCE

with regard to the humanistic theory of Abraham Maslow, a moment of awe, exhilaration, or transcendence which might sometimes be

PEDOPHILIA

a paraphilia wherein carnal acts or fantasies with pre-pubescent kids are the continually favored or sole technique of achieving carnal

PENDULAR KNEE JERK

an irregular knee-jerk reflex seen in clients with a lesion of the cerebellum, wherein the leg keeps moving frequently following

PEPTIDE

noun. a short series of amino acids connected by bonds. Peptides are generally recognized by the number of amino acids

PERCEPTION OF SPATIAL RELATIONS

a consciousness of the general location of items in space.

PERCEPTUAL FIELD

with regard to gestalt psychology, the entirety of the surroundings which someone understands at a specific time- that being, all

PERCEPTUAL TRANSFORMATION

1. any change in a percept generated by (i) an addition to, elimination from, or modification in a physical stimulant