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A condition in which the person has a partial or complete absence of cerebral tissue. The absence of a brain, which causes a fetus to die a few hours after birth. Anencephaly is a neural tube defect (NTD) resulting in the incomplete development of part of the neural tube that usually develops between the 23rd…

Short, often entertaining, accounts of personal experiences.  

In education, a history or biography of a learner kept by the teacher to observe a learner’s behavior. The narrative may reflect both positive and negative health behavior during a specific period of time. Notes used in nursing education to document observed incidents of a student’s clinical behavior related to attainment of clinical learning objectives.…

A method of analyzing behavior by reliance on records of isolated occurrences.  

Having both masculine and feminine qualities. Person with both ovaries and testes and underdeveloped external male and female sex organs but a predominantly female aspect.  

A sex role identity that allows people to follow their natural personalities and blend traditional male and female traits.  

Male sex hormones, primarily testosterone, found in varying amounts in both men and women, androgen. A hormone that regulates the development and maintenance of the male secondary sexual characteristics; an androgen. Androgens include testosterone, androsterone, and dehydroandrosterone and are secreted by the interstitial tissue of the testis and by the adrenal cortex of both sexes.…

A dominant hereditary trait in which the hair follicles in the center of the scalp have inherited an increased sensitivity to androgens. Hair loss characterized by miniaturization of terminal hair that is converted to vellus hair; in men, it is known as male pattern baldness.  

Assisting in the performance of a service, such as ancillary health services.  

The first major national report that was published by the National Commission on Excellence in Education in 1983, calling for educational reform in the curriculum, expectations, time, and teaching.