Category: P

  • Prosody

    The speech features of pitch, loudness, tempo, and rhythm. The normal rhythm, melody, and articulation of speech.  

  • Prosocial behavior

    Forms of behavior that involve understanding the needs and feelings of others, getting along with others, or functioning well in group situations.  

  • Prosencephalon

    The embryonic forebrain, which gives rise to the telencephalon and diencephalon.  

  • Pro se

    In person or on one’s own behalf.  

  • Proscriptive value orientation

    Placing an emphasis on not doing bad.  

  • Propyl alcohol

    A type of alcohol used industrially. Unfit for human consumption has a chemical formula ofC5H7OH.  

  • Proprioceptive sence

    The sense of movement and body positioning; derived from an interaction of receptors in the organs, muscles, joints and the labyrinth of the ear proprioception.  

  • Proprioceptive

    Pertaining to stimuli receptors that are located under the skin, such as in the muscles. Referring to sensory impulses from the joints, muscles and tendons, which relay information about body movements to the brain. Relating to proprioception, which refers to the recognition of body posture, movement, and balance shifts, as well as the understanding of…

  • Proprietary school

    An educational institution that is privately owned and operated that function as a for-profit institution and subject to taxation. A nonpublic or private school providing education primarily as a business for profit. The term most often refers to postsecondary schools teaching noncollege subjects, such as cosmetology or secretarial skills, or providing coaching for college-related examinations,…

  • Proprietary hospital

    A health and medical facility (hospital) owned and operated by private individuals or corporations as a for-profit organization or as a for-profit investment. A hospital operated for the purpose of making a profit for its owners. Proprietary hospitals are often owned by physicians for the care of their own and others’ patients. There is also…