ANDRADE'S SYNDROME
a name for a group of amyloidic conditions characterized by sensory problems, early menopause, impotence, and overall flaccid paralysis. Other…
BOARDING-OUT SYSTEM
n. in mental healthcare, refers to a system in which patients with psychotic conditions are placed under the care of…
ANIMAL MAGNETISM
a hypothesized and mystical force that attracts males and females to each other, for the purposes of mating. This term…
BORJESON-FORSSMAN-LEHMANN SYNDROME
n. an X-linked disorder in which mental retardation is severe to profound. It is characterized by short stature, microcephaly, and…
ANIMAL SPIRITS
Roman physician Galen (129-215) suggested that these numerous animal spirits flowed through hollow tubes from the brain to all parts…
BRAID'S STRABISMUS
n. in hypnotherapy, refers to a form of strabismus wherein a hypnotic trance is induced by causing the patient's eyes…
BRAIN LOCALIZATION THEORY
n. one of many theories which propose that there are different areas of the brain and they serve different functions.…
BRIQUET'S SYNDROME
n. a personality disorder characterized by frequent, multiple complaints and treatment-seeking behavior despite the lack of physical symptoms to support…
BRISSAUD'S INFANTILISM
n. a developmental anomaly associated with an underactivity of the thyroid gland. The condition begins after birth and continues on…
APOPLECTICUS
A form of the word apoplectic, meaning enraged. |defined by Greek physician Hippocrates (c. 460-c. 311 BCE)
BROCA'S AREA
n. the region of speech located posteriorly to the inferior frontal convolution of the left cerebral hemisphere in right-handed people…
ASSISTED DEATH
one person assisting the other to commit suicide, by mutual agreement. This action can take the form of assisted suicide,…
BRUGSCH'S INDEX
n. in anthropology and anthropometrics, refers to the index used in measuring chest circumference. The formula involves multiplying chest circumference…