Category: D

Conditions resulting from prolonged deprivation of some specific nutrient. Deficiency of some nutrients may result in clinical symptoms sooner than others. Nutrient deficiency symptoms may result from diets that are restrictive.  

The cholesterol obtained through food.  

Teaching that uses the lecture method in an information-giving atmosphere. The focus of instructional activity is on the teacher rather than the student, didactic.  

Group therapy consisting of formal group lectures and discussions.  

In education, instructional methods characterized by lecture or one-way communication, didactic teaching. Concerning instruction by lectures and use of texts as opposed to clinical or bedside teaching.  

In law, a statement of legal principle by the court this principle is not necessitated by the facts or the law of the case. Because such statements are not directly in point, they are not controlling precedents, though often persuasive.  

In law, statements in a judicial opinion not necessary to the decision of the case.  

A skin test that measures sensitivity to scarlet fever toxins. Skin test to determine sensitivity to the erythrogenic toxin of Group A haemolytic streptococci-used as an indication of susceptibility to scarlet fever. Skin test for determining susceptibility to scarlet fever. The toxin responsible for scarlet fever is injected through the skin; if an inflammation appears,…

A method of natural childbirth developed by Grantley Dick-Read.  

Color blindness in which only two of the three primary colours can be seen. The ability to distinguish only two primary colors.