Category: I

One of the bones of the middle ear. One of the three ossicles in the middle ear, shaped like an anvil. One of three small bones in the middle ear (the others are the malleus and stapes); also called anvil. A small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear that articulates with the malleus and the…

A device that provides protection and temperature control for a newborn infant. An apparatus for growing bacterial cultures. An enclosed container in which a premature baby can be kept, within which conditions such as temperature and oxygen levels can be controlled. A special device providing control of the environment, including heat, light, oxygen, and humidity.…

The ability of older children to discriminate and respond to as different stimuli that younger children respond to as the same.  

A condition of stimulation allowing for changes in thought processes, ideas, and behaviors.  

In genetics, the result when two different alleles together produce an effect intermediate between the effects of these same genes in the homozygous condition.  

A legal term designating a person as incapable of managing his or her affairs with ordinary prudence because of mental illness or mental deficiency. In the law, unable, unqualified, or inadequate to act or fulfill responsibilities. Minors and some severely hand¬ icapped people may be considered legally incompetent, and in some cases the state may…

A method of breaking habits in which a new response is deliberately practiced in the situations that evoke the undesirable response.  

A measure of the total contribution of genes to the next generation by oneself and those with whom one shares genes.  

In education, the inclusion of the physically and mentally challenged students in regular classes, done largely as a result of federal law Public Law 94-142.  

Any foreign or heterogeneous substance contained in a cell or in any tissue or organ that was not introduced as a result of trauma. Something enclosed inside something else. Small body found within another, as inclusions in the cytoplasm of a cell. The condition of being contained or encompassed.