Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

An image of an object which remains in a person’s sight after the object itself has gone. An impression of an image that is registered by the brain for a brief moment after an object is removed from in front of the eye, or after the eye is closed.  

A change which appears only some time after the cause. A response occurring some time after the original stimulus or condition has produced its primary effect.  

A tube which brings lymph to a gland.  

The cause or origin of a disease. That part of medical science dealing with the causes of disease. The term “pathogenesis” refers to the scientific investigation of the origins of disease, as stated by the Oxford English Dictionary and in the field of plant pathology. However, there is a wide range of interpretations regarding the…

An agent which causes a disease.  

Referring to a bacterium which produces gas.  

The process where the oxygen which is breathed in is used to conserve energy as ATP. Cellular respiration in which oxygen is used in the production of energy.  

A tiny organism which needs oxygen to survive.  

A high sound of the voice heard through a stethoscope, where there is fluid in the pleural cavity. The bleating tone given to the voice when heard by auscultation with a stethoscope, when there is a small amount of fluid in the pleural cavity in the chest.  

Active support for something, especially in order to help people who would have difficulty in gaining attention without your help. Attempting to persuade others of the lightness of a cause, or of a point of view on an issue. Such educational efforts—for example, health education—are increasingly undertaken by hospitals and other nonprofit organizations, but if…