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Pediculosis. Body louse (Phthirus pubis) that infects the hair of the genital region and is often transmitted venereally. Street term for an illicit preparation of cocaine that is far more potent, addictive, and dangerous than the typical nasally inhaled powder form. Crack has precipitated strokes and heart attacks in young, previously healthy individuals, sometimes resulting…

A pair of small glands located in the lower abdomen of the male that secrete a lubricating fluid into the urethra upon sexual arousal and that contribute a small amount of fluid to the semen. Two glands at the base of the penis which secrete into the urethra. A pair of small glands that open…

A feudal doctrine adopted into English common law that asserted that after marriage, a woman must turn all her property and money over to her husband. During the 1800s, the laws in the United States gradually rescinded such custom.  

A behavior therapy technique whereby the person learns to associate negative feelings with the undesirable behavior by thinking of the negative associations.  

In research, an observation method whereby the observer becomes part of the situation in such a way that individuals are not aware they are being observed, covert behavior.  

In psychology, the linking of a previous anxiety provoking stimulus with rewarding outcomes in fantasy: covert sensitization.  

Behavior that is disguised or concealed and not directly observable, covert.  

Concealed.  

The rule that an effect will be attributed to the condition that is present when the effect is present or absent when the effect is absent.  

Structural covariance.