Category: E

The belief that a person’s own group is superior to all other groups. The result of this belief is the rejection of all out-groups. A belief that one’s own way of viewing and experiencing the world is superior to other perspectives; a mindset that judges the actions and beliefs of others according to one’s own…

The study of biology in context; studying life forms in their natural environments. The study of the biological characteristics of various races.  

A minority group with certain observable cultural differences from the parent group.  

A group of people who are treated as distinctive in terms of cultural patterns.  

One of the nasal bones. A bone which forms the top of the nasal cavity and part of the orbits. Bone forming the anterior base of the cranium, bony nasal septum, and medial walls of the eye sockets. A bone in the floor of the cranium that contributes to the nasal cavity and orbits. The…

One of the nasal sinuses located behind the nose in the ethmoid bone. Referring to the ethmoid bone or near to the ethmoid bone. One of the eight bones of the cranium; a small bone filled with air spaces that is between the eye sockets. A bone in the base of the skull which separates…

The moral codes that guide a person, group, or profession in its decisions and behaviors. The term ethics encompasses two meanings: 1) the study and theory of moral principles, and 2) the set of standards and rules promulgated by the various professions and enforced against their members. For example, lawyers are governed by the Model…

Rules that set limits on what can be done in good faith in a study; one of the three constraints on research.  

Drugs that are listed in the United States Pharmacopeia and found to be safe when used as directed or prescribed. A drug which is advertised only to physicians and other prescribing health professionals. Drug manufacturers which make only or primarily such drugs are referred to as the ethical drug industry. Synonymous with prescription drug. Prescription…

The moral guideposts that direct a person, group, or profession in its decisions and behaviors; the philosophy that studies ethics.