Category: C
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Consanguineous family
A group of people whose members are all related by blood or believed to be blood related.
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Conporns
Jargon for people who are opposed to pornography.
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Cannotative meaning
The suggestive significance of a word is distinguished from its explicit reference to physical or other events or relationships.
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Connectionist theory
A theory of psychology that is based on the assumption that behavior is triggered by exposure to certain stimuli, or nodes, and that such behavior is predictable based on which stimulus is present.
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Connecticut society for mental hygiene
Founded on May 6, 1908, by Clifford Beers. It was the forerunner to the establishment of the National Committee for Mental Hygiene in 1909 and the launching of the Mental Health Movement.
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Conjunctivitis neonatorum
An infection of the eye, specifically the conjunctiva, acquired by infants during birth from a birth canal infected with gonococcal, staphylococcal, streptococcal, or pneumococcal bacterial. Silver nitrate solution was used to prevent the infection from gonococcal bacterium but has been replaced by other medications, while antimicrobial drugs are used to prevent infection from the other…
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Conjuctival injection
Reddened, irritated appearance of the whites of the eyes.
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Conjugation bridge
Connection formed between bacteria through which genetic material is transferred.
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Conjugal love
Realistic love.
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Conjugal family
A nuclear family.