Category: M

The number of deaths of mother from childbirth per 10,000 live births in a given year. The number of deaths due to complications of pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium expressed as a proportion of all births (i.e. including stillbirths). Formerly the rate was expressed per 1000 births but with the low levels currently reported it…

The death of a mother that is immediately related to or significantly contributed to by a pregnancy, as during childbirth, miscarriage, or abortion. Maternal mortality, normally expressed as a rate of the number of deaths per specified number of pregnancies, has much declined in recent years, to about eight per 100,000 in 1983. Among the…

Inherited traits from the mother to her offspring that is unaffected by the inheritance from the father.  

An object that is used as an aid to learning, e.g., a textbook, CD-ROM.  

A situation in which spouses change partners for purposes of sexual intercourse.  

A procedure in which a person has to choose one of two alternative stimuli which is the same as a third sample stimulus.  

A two-column item wherein the learner is to match by some criteria items that are related.  

The theory that a person will select a prospective romantic relationship from those who are approximately equivalent to himself or herself in terms of physical attractiveness.    

The hypothesis that persons of a given level of physical attractiveness will seek out partners of a similar level.  

Funds or in-kind contributions that must be provided by a third party in order for a grant or other type of funding to be approved. The prospective funding source often specifies the type of and the percentage of funding that must be matched.