Category: E

A tendency of obese persons to be highly sensitive to food-related stimuli. In health economics, something that results from an encounter between a consumer and provider, which confers benefits or imposes costs on others, and is not considered in making the transaction (its value, the external cost, not being reflected m any charge for the…

The extent to which conclusions of a research study can be generalized to other populations and settings, validity. Determines whether the results can be generalized beyond the study population. Internal validity is a prerequisite for external validity. If an association is not validly assessed for the population under investigation, it cannot be generalized to other…

A circular muscle near the base of the penis that opens during a normal ejaculation allowing semen to flow through the penis to the outside.  

Any stimulus energy that is outside of the nervous system.  

The use of X-rays or other sources of radiation for the treatment of a disease, e.g., cancer. Used for curing or palliation: internal radiation.  

Those forces of the social and physical environments that act on the individual.  

The process of examining all outside factors that relate to organizational effectiveness.  

The reproductive structures visible by an external examination, internal genitalia. Genitalia on the outside of the body; includes the scrotum, testes, epididymis, and penis in males; and labia, clitoris, and urethra in females.  

Environmental obstacles to achieving goals and need gratification.  

Evaluation of an agency, organization, or program conducted by people who have no significant attachment to the organization being evaluated.