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QUEER

Generally regarded as a pejorative, it is a slang term referencing gays and lesbian.. In its more benign use, it…

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QUALITY

Quality is open to individual interpretation, but generally is the characteristic of a thing or feeling that makes it unique.…

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QUANTITATIVE SCORE

A numerical representation of requirements for a given test or class that were correctly fulfilled.

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QUERULENT

Having a quarrelsome, argumentative and suspicious nature. Those who fit this adjective are also seen as being more litigious than…

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Q DATA

Information on a subject's personality traits gathered from answers to questionnaires. It is also called S data as in when…

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QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS (QALYS)

An acronym for "Quality Adjusted Life Years"

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QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI (QTL)

Points on the genome that contain genes that contribute to any variation in a give trait.

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QUESTIONNAIRE

A list of questions soliciting information on a topic.

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Q SORT

A personality measurement technique consisting of putting cards with specific character traits into piles ranging from "most" to "least" characteristic.

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QUALITY ASSURANCE

A system of evaluating health care services with the goal of improving their quality. It involves findings for effectiveness, adequacy…

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QUANTUM

In physics, a unit of radiant energy. 2. The minimum amount of neurotransmitter released by a neuron at a given…

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QUETIAPINE

An antipsychotic prescribed for the control and management of psychosis and schizophrenia. It has the ability to bock D2 dopamine…

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QALYS

An acronym for "Quality Adjusted Life Years"

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QUALITY CIRCLE

A quality circle consists of a group of employees gathered together and tasked with improvement in quality and reduction of…

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QUANTUM HYPOTHESIS OF CONSCIOUSNESS

The theory that quantum-level neuron activity is an important part of consciousness.

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QUEUE

An orderly line or file of people waiting for a product, service of opportunity. Members are highly likely to observe…

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