Category: T

Loss of hair resulting from crash diets, infections, fever, or chemotherapy.  

A direct, dedicated telephone circuit that connects two or more points for instant communication.  

The use of design, purpose, or utility as an explanation of any natural phenomenon. The belief that everything is directed toward some final purpose. The belief that natural phenomena can be explained by understanding their ultimate purpose or design.  

The anterior portion of the brain diencephalon. That part of the brain that includes the cerebral hemispheres, basal ganglia, olfactory bulb, and olfactory tracts. The embryonic endbrain or posterior division of the prosencephalon from which the cerebral hemispheres, corpora striata, and rhinencephalon develop. The front part of the brain, also referred to as the endbrain.…

The measurement of diagnostic signs by electrical instruments and the transmission of them, by radio, to a distant place for recording. Used for electrocardiograph signals. The transmission of data electronically to a distant location.  

The apparent production of motion in objects without physical means. The ability to move objects by pure mental concentration. Claims of telekinetic powers are typical of patients with psychotic illnesses.  

The alleged appearance in the offspring of characteristics derived from a previous sire or mate of the female. The unsubstantiated theory that mating with one male has an effect on the offspring of later matings with other males.  

Part of the brainstem that covers the posterior surface of the cerebral peduncles and the pons. The region of the midbrain below and in front of the cerebral aqueduct. It contains the nuclei of several cranial nerves, the reticular formation, and other ascending and descending nerve pathways linking the forebrain and the spinal cord. A…

A person who does not drink alcoholic beverages.  

Designed as a smaller version of traditional health education units, provide for greater flexibility is a health education curriculum composed of 16 modules, each consisting of 4-15 h of instructional time. The modules are arranged so that they can be presented independently or as a part of a larger curriculum design were developed in 1982…