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A poisonous element whose chemical symbol is as residue may be found in tobacco smoke as a result of some pesticides used in the growing of tobacco has the odor of garlic. A chemical element which forms poisonous compounds such as arsenic trioxide and which was formerly used in some medicines. A metabolic poison. Arsenic…

In labor relations, the management holds the threat of a variety of measures abhorrent to the parties as a deterrent to a strike.  

In cardiology, a stoppage of the heart or of respiration, due to the interruption of the nervous impulses controlling these functions, cardiac arrest. The stopping of a bodily function. Stopping, as of a rhythm or muscle function (e.g., cardiac arrest, sudden stopping of the heart). The condition of being stopped. An abrupt cessation of the…

A folding stretcher made of wooden poles covered with canvas, with short, folding legs.  

In psychology, an ego defense mechanism that becomes a fixed personality characteristic protecting the self from anxiety.  

The method of revealing relations between the particular and the general by means of investigation of the general through induction perception, memory, and experience; and by means of determination of the particular from the general through deduction, proof, and explanation.  

According to the teachings of Aristotle; a moderate realism as contrasted to nominalism that universal thoughts and ideas have no real existence in things, and in contrast to Platonism that such ideas exist or subsist independently of the mind holds that the object of the universal idea is real in nature because it represents the…

Failure of the papillary reflex to respond to light. A diagnostic sign of general paresis. A condition of the eye, in which the lens is able to focus but the pupil does not react to light. It is a symptom of tertiary syphilis or of locomotor ataxia. A disorder of the eyes, common to several…

In family sociology, a form of family interaction wherein parents openly challenge moral positions held by their children and by each other, discussing the differences between the positions.  

A colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps. An inert gas; atomic weight 39.948, atomic number 18. It composes approx. 1% of the atmosphere.