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PREDATION

the function or practice of stalking, containing, and murdering other animals for food. Prey selection can vary widely or be

PREDICTOR DISPLAY

with regard to ergonomics, a demonstration which comprises preview data guiding the operator of system status at some place in

PREFIGURATIVE CULTURE

a culture or society wherein individuals commonly learn from those younger than themselves. Due to the very swift rate of

PREMARITAL COUNSELING

educational and supportive advice rendered to people planning marriage by a clergy member skilled in counseling, a therapy professional, or

PRENATAL CARE

health, medical, and educational services rendered to or attained by a woman while she is pregnant. Such services are aimed

PREPARATION

noun. with regard to mental psychology, the procedure involved in escalating readiness for an activity.

PRESBYCUSIS

noun. the slow reduction of hearing acuity correlated with getting older.

PLURALISM

1. the idea that any being has multiple facets and that it might have many causes and connotations. 2. with

POINTING

noun. an exam wherein the involved party, initially with the eyes open and subsequently with the eyes closed, extends a

POLLUTION

noun. the existence of poisons or toxic agents in the surroundings.

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (PCR)

a technique for reproducing a specific RNA or DNA chain multi-fold, permitting amplification for chaining or manipulating the chain.

POLYSURGICAL ADDICTION

a condition marked by a compulsive urge to undergo continual surgeries even whenever organic pathology can't be located. The condition

POPULATION VECTOR

the mechanism utilized in the motor cortex to encode the direction of an objective motion. The activity within each neuron

POSITIONAL ALCOHOL NYSTAGMUS (PAN)

a type of horizontal nystagmus which continues subsequent to a horizontal alteration in head position and is generated by alcohol

POSITIVE HIT RATE

1. the amount of times wherein the selection of a specific alternative proved to be accurate is divided by the

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET)

a method utilized to assess cerebral metabolism utilizing radiolabeled tracers that disperse positrons as they're metabolized. This method allows recording

POSTENCEPHALITIS SYNDROME

a pathological condition which takes place after encephalitis or as an outcome of such.

POSTNATAL SENSORINEURAL LESIONS

inner ear or auditory nerve pathway disorders which are acquired at some point in life and cause hearing loss. Causes

POSTTEST-ONLY CONTROL-GROUP DESIGN

an experimental model consisting just of a posttest and an experimental and a control group.

POTENCY

1. the capacity of a male to perform carnal intercourse, that being, to keep an erection and reach ejaculation. 2.