Category: D

Pertaining to, concerned with, or determined by the genesis of anything or its mode of reproduction or development.  

A person who supports a popular craze with exaggerated zeal.  

Faulty nutrition. Progressive weakening of a muscle. Degeneration or defective development of a tissue, especially muscles, which loses strength and decreases in size. A progressive condition caused by defective nourishment of an organ or system. Muscular dystrophy is a group of disorders characterized by progressive skeletal muscle weakness. The most common muscular dystrophies seem to…

A chronic disturbance of mood involving either depressed mood or loss of interest, but not of sufficient severity and duration to meet the criteria for a major depressive episode. Dysthymic disorder.  

An emotional response to an antipsychotic tranquilizer characterized by a drop in mood or slowed thought process.  

In genetics, a situation that tends to be harmful to the hereditary qualities of future generations, eugenic.  

Homosexuals who live alone, have many sexual contacts, and encounter many adjustment problems.  

A part of a social system that disrupts the operation of another part of that system. Not working properly. Unable to relate to other people emotionally or socially.  

Dyscalculia is a widely used term for disabilities in mathematics. Whereas the term acalculia is reserved for the total inability to do math, dyscalculia refers to a less severe problem performing math problems. Dyscalculia can be developmental or acquired (e.g., traumatic brain injury), and the problem can range from mild to severe. Specific math computation…

An ego defense mechanism.