Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Multipurpose high school
Features comprehensive curricula in a variety of subject areas to meet the needs of all students regardless of their needs, interests, or aptitudes.
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Multiplexing
Transmitting several messages simultaneously on the same radio circuit or channel.
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Multiple pregnancy
A pregnancy in which there is more than one fetus. A pregnancy where the mother is going to give birth to more than one child. A pregnancy in which there is more than one fetus. Multiple pregnancies carry an increased risk of complications, such as high blood pressure, preeclampsia, and polyhydramnios. Preterm labor is common;…
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Multiple myeloma
A form of bone cancer centering its growth in the bone marrow. A malignant tumour in bone marrow, most often affecting flat bones. Malignant neoplasm of bone marrow, causing bone pain and fractures, skeletal deformities, anemia, weight loss, and pulmonary and kidney complications. A form of cancer in which the body develops plasma cell tumors…
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Multiple genes
Two or more independent pairs of genes whose functions complement each other to produce a cumulative effect upon the same trait.
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Multiple choice test items
A test item consisting of a stem and several possible answers or responses, only one of which is correct.
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Multiple causation
The concept that a given disease q.v. has a number of different but interrelated causes. Three general categories exist: (a) host-related factors, (b) agent-related factors, and (c) environmental factors.
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Multiple birth
The birth of more than one baby at a time, twins, triplets, etc. Two or more babies developing during a single pregnancy. Approximately one out of three multiple births develop from a single zygote (fertilized egg), which divides after conception; these twins (or other multiples) are called monozygotic, monovular, or identical. Because they have the…
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Multiple-baseline design
An experimental design in which two behaviors of a single subject are selected with one being treated. The behavior that is not treated is used as a baseline against which the treatment can be compared.
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Multiple alleles
Three or more alternative genes representing the same locus on a given pair of chromosomes.
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