Category: I

The philosophy that holds that all knowledge is derived from ideas, emphasizing moral and spiritual reality.  

The state in which a person’s maximum potentialities in the physical, mental, and social spheres are realized.  

Representation of the world through mental imagery.  

A hereditary condition in which the skin does not form properly, resulting in a dry, non-inflammatory and scaly appearance. Any of several congenital diseases in which the skin is dry and scaly, i.e., fishlike. A congenital condition, usually present at birth, in which the skin is dry, rough, and scaly because of a defect in…

An illness caused by improper medication or medical care. A disease caused by or arising as a complication of medical or surgical intervention. A condition inadvertently caused by medical treatment or a physician’s actions is termed an iatrogenic disease. For instance, if too much of an overactive thyroid gland is surgically removed, resulting in an…

In ancient Greece, a physician’s shop or office.  

The strict term for carnivorous plants; they trap and digest insects to supply them with extra nitrogen, which is difficult to obtain from the swampy soils where they usually grow. An alternative term for carnivorous plants; they trap and digest insects to supply them with extra nitrogen, which is difficult to obtain from the swampy…

A whorl, collar or ruff of bracts at the base of a flowerhead, or (less often) of a single flower.  

The length of stem between nodes.