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A class of infectious diseases that are generally transmitted by direct contact with the lesions of an infected person.  

An organization that is subject to pressures from outside its domain.  

A trauma to the brain in which the skull is opened by the injury, closed head injury. A head injury in which the integrity of the cranium is breached.  

A fracture or dislocation having a direct communication with the outside through the skin. There may be a small wound over the fracture or dislocation, or the ends of the bone may be protruding through the skin. A fracture in which the broken end of a bone pierces the skin. An open fracture, often termed…

The practice of allowing students to attend the school of their choice within a particular school district. A period when new subscribers may elect to enroll in a health insurance plan or prepaid group practice. Open enrollment periods may be used in the sale of either group or individual insurance and be the only period…

A question or statement that allows the subject freedom to respond in any way he or she wishes.  

A form of teaching that stresses learner activity and interaction, learning centers, cooperative planning, and individualized learning activities, traditional education.  

An administrative policy in which employees are encouraged to express complaints, ask questions, make suggestions, without the threat of reprisal.  

An open fracture.  

Among homosexuals and heterosexuals, couples who live together but who engage in sexual relations with others, open marriage.