PIPER'S LAW
the standard that for a uniformly aroused retinal region peripheral to the fovea, the threshold for luminance is inversely proportional…
PLEASANTNESS
noun. a conscious, hedonic state, commonly determined to be highly favored, which is experienced whenever an occurrence is congruent with…
PAIN DRAWING
a diagnostic divide used for discerning the quantity, seriousness, and form of pain. A front and rear observation of the…
PANIC CONTROL TREATMENT
a cognitive behavior therapy for the treatment of panic disorder centering upon education about panic, training one to breathe slowly,…
PARA- (PAR-)
prefix: 1. alongside, close to, or alike to. 2. irregular or past the scope of something.
PARADOXICAL COLD
an impact generated in thermal nerve endings which are vulnerable to both heat and cold. The nerve fibers have double…
PARAKINESIS
noun. 1. with regard to parapsychology, reference: psychokinesis. 2. with regard to medicine, a synonym for parakinesia occurring every now…
PARANOID SYSTEM OF BELIEFS
delusional beliefs of persecution, referring to the self, grandeur, and the like.
PARAREACTION
noun. an irregular or magnified response to a fairly small incident, that might come to be the premise for a…
PARAVERBAL THERAPY
a technique of psychotherapy, posited in the 1970's for kids who have trouble corresponding verbally and are additionally impacted by…
PARENTERAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION
any route of deliverance of a drug aside from that which goes through the digestive tract. These routes consist of…
PARIS MEDICAL SCHOOL
a group of physicians and pupils at the Salpetriere hospital in Paris, France, who advanced the research and hypotheses of…
PARTICIPATION
noun. 1. participating in an activity, generally one which involves other people in a shared endeavor. 2. the interaction of…
PASSIONFLOWER
noun. a climbing herb, Tassiflora incamata, belonging to the southeastern U.S. and other semi-tropical regions but also grown as an…