Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Readability
A measure of the difficulty of a passage of reading matter.
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Rare disorders
Disorders that appear in relatively few people, including genetic disorders, chromosomal abnormalities, unusual infectious diseases, and other health problems of unknown origin. For information on the many rare disorders not covered in this book, parents may want to contact the organizations listed below, as well as checking with any local self- help clearinghouses to see…
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Quinmester
Educational schedule that divides the school year into five 45-day units, plus one 30-day vacation unit. Students are expected to attend at least four or, if they wish, all five of the units.
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Quartile
A way of ranking test scores, on the same principle as a percentile, but with four divisions. A 25% section, wedge, or slice of a consecutively arranged set of data.
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Quarter
A fourth. In education, the school year is sometimes divided into four equal periods, instead of two semesters or three trimesters; also an alternative term for quartile, a way of ranking test scores, on the same principle as a percentile, but from 1 to 4.
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Putative father
The legal term for the presumed biological father if a child’s parents are not married and paternity has not been acknowledged or established; sometimes called unwed father, against whom a paternity suit may be brought in some situations.
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Public assistance
A synonym for welfare, generally preferred by social-work agencies.
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Pubarche
Alternate term for menarche, the onset of the first menstruation. The beginning of puberty.
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Psychological parent
The person who has the strongest emotional ties with the child and is closest to the child’s day- to-day activities, hopes, and fears, usually one of the child’s legal parents or guardians but sometimes a neighbor or other relative with no legal responsibility for the child, such as a stepparent or aunt. If it appears…
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Propositus
Alternate term for proband in constructing a family pedigree during genetic counseling; the female form is pro-posita. The first individual studied in an investigation of several related patients with an inherited or familial disorder.
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