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Drugs taken through oral administration to prevent conception. A contraceptive pill which is swallowed. Pull containing a combination of estrogen and progestin preparations that inhibits ovulation and thus prevents conception. It is a highly effective contraceptive if taken as directed, is generally acceptable to users, and has several beneficial side effects, including relief of dysmenorrhea…

Pertaining to the mouth. The mouth, inclusive of the teeth, mucosa, and lips. The space inside the teeth and gums that is filled by the tongue when the mouth is closed and relaxed.  

A nonmedical specialty concerned with examining, a person’s eyes for refractory problems and correcting them by fitting eye glasses, optometrist; ophthalmology. The testing of eyes and prescribing of lenses to correct sight. Practice of testing the eyes for visual acuity and prescribing corrective lenses or other visual aids. The branch of science which deals with…

A person with specialized training in the diagnosis and correction of visual problems. An  cannot prescribe drugs or perform surgery; holds a degree of Doctor of Optometry (DO), optometry, ophthalmologist. A practitioner concerned with problems of vision. Optometrists examine the eyes and related structures to determine the presence of any abnormality, and prescribe and adapt…

A picture (image) on the retina. The image of an external object that is fixed on the retina by the photochemical bleaching action of light on the visual purple.  

The level of population that allows all people to have a high quality of life, maximum carrying capacity.  

The ability to direct attention toward relevant attributes and to obtain desired information from the environment.  

The intelligence that is most appropriate to a particular task. Not necessarily maximal intelligence.