Month: December 2020
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Primary empathy
A form of empathy in which the therapist understands the patient’s statements and expressions from his or her phenomenological point of view.
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Primary ejaculatory incompetence
Ejaculatory incompetence.
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Primary drive
An unlearned biological motive acquired drive.
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Primary deviance
In sociology, behavior that deviates from the norm but that is not used as a basis for self-definition, secondary deviance.
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Primary desire disorder
Hypoactive sexual desire.
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Primary deficiency
A nutrient deficiency resulting directly from inadequate dietary intake, secondary deficiency.
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Primary cue to depth
An unlearned, biologically determined cue to depth perception, secondary cue to depth.
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Primary cause
A condition or cause without which the disorder would not take place.
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Primary care
Medical services from a general practitioner, family physician, or internist. Basic or general health care which emphasizes the point when the patient first seeks assistance from the medical care system and the care of the simpler and more common illnesses. The primary care provider usually also assumes ongoing responsibility for the patient in both health…
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Primary cancer
The type of cancer arising from the originating site or organ. The original cell or tissue type from which a metastatic cancer arises.