Category: I
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Internuncial neuron
Any neuron in a chain of neurons that is situated between the primary afferent neuron and the final motor, or efferent, neuron.
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Internist
One who practices internal medicine. A specialist who treats diseases of the internal organs by nonsurgical means. A physician who specializes in treating diseases affecting the internal organs of adults and in providing primary health care for adults. A doctor who specializes in internal medicine, or the branch of medicine concerned with the physiologic and…
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Interneurosensory
That which involves more that one system of the brain, intraneurosensory. A neural function that involves only one system in the brain, intemeurosensory.
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Interneurons
Neurons that receive impulses and transmit them to other neurons. Any nerve cell between the first and last nerve cells in a chain. Neuron whose sole purpose is to connect other neurons to facilitate communication between them, especially between sensory and motor neurons; important in reflex arcs and in blocking out extraneous stimuli to the…
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International management
Conducting management activities across national borders.
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International federation for internal freedom
An organization established by Dr. Timothy Leary for the purpose of studying the psychedelic effects of certain hallucinogenic drugs, chiefly LSD and psilocybin. The organization was short lived because of lack of support.
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International education
The study of the educational, economic, political, and other social forces that affect international relations also includes programs to foster the development of nations.
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Internal validity
The extent to which a particular variable being manipulated can be assigned the responsibility of the effect observed. The validity of the inferences drawn for the population under investigation. In general, internal validity can be influenced by three types of bias: (1) selection bias, (2) information bias, and (3) confounding bias. However, the distinction between…
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Internal stimulus
A stimulus arising from inside the body.
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Internal reliability
Similarity or consistency between the results of one part of a measurement and those of other parts or the whole of that being observed.