PHARMACOGENETICS
noun. the analysis of inherited elements which impact the reaction of people to various drugs and to various dosages of…
PHENOBARBITAL
noun. an anticonvulsant barbiturate utilized for remediation of generalized partial or tonic-colonic seizures. Once widely utilized as a hypnotic and…
PHENTOLAMINE
an alpha-adrenoreceptor blocking agent with direct function on heart and smooth muscle. It is a potent vasodilator utilized in control…
PHOBIC CHARACTER
with regard to psychoanalytic theory, initially utilized by Austrian psychoanalyst Otto Fenichel, someone who is likely to cope with anxiety…
PHOTOAGING
noun. the collective impact during an individual's life of exposure of their skin to the sun, that can be developed…
PHOTOPIGMENT
noun. a substance in a retinal rod or retinal cone which interacts with light to initiate a chemical cascade resulting…
PHYSIOLOGICAL AGE
a gauging of the degree of growth or deterioration of someone with regard to functional norms for multiple different body…
PICTURE-ANOMALIES TEST
a kind of non-verbal test of cultural intellect which relies upon the capacity of the involved party to detect absurdities…
PILOCARPINE
an alkaloid stemming from a lot of tropical American plants but primarily from Pilocarpus jiibornihli. Pilocarpine is a strong parasympathomimetic…
PITHIATISM
a previous term for somatization disorder, proposed by French neurologist Joseph Babinski as a supplement for hysteria. It was based…
PLASTICITY
flexibility and acclimatability. Plasticity of the hormonal or nervous systems makes learning and registering new experiences possible. Early experiences can…
PAIN MANAGEMENT
the inhibition, lessening, or ridding of physical or cognitive suffering or discomfort, that might be attained by pharmacotherapy, behavioral techniques,…
PALMAR REFLEX
a reflex wherein the fingers are flexed whenever the palm is stimulated or touched.
PANPSYCHISM
noun. the stance postulating that all components of the natural world retain some quality of soul or some type of…