Category: O

Treatment based on the use of large amounts of naturally occurring substances, such as vitamins is not an accepted medical practice.  

The development or evolution in a definite direction. Suggested mechanism to explain how the process of evolution works. Literally, “orthogenesis” means “straight line generation,” from two Greek words: orthos, meaning “a straight line,” and genesis, meaning “origination.” Orthogenetic organisms have their entire evolutionary possibilities preprogrammed into their genes. Proponents of orthogenesis believed that some uncontrollable…

A dental specialty concerned with correcting malocclusion, proper alignment of the teeth, orthodontics. The alignment of abnormalities in the teeth.  

The proper style of living that fulfills a person’s health needs, promotes optimal well-being, and prolongs life is made up of positive and constructive behaviors.  

A device that can be placed in the mouth to make it easier to breathe by lifting the tongue away from the palate.  

The place where a muscle is firmly attached to the skeleton, as distinguished from its insertion, which is where the muscle is attached to the bone that moves.  

The court that originally entertains a case from its inception, as opposed to appellate jurisdiction.  

In classical conditioning, a person’s initial reaction to a new stimulus.  

Orgasmic reconditioning.  

The narrowed lower vaginal canal during sexual arousal.