Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Awareness of the knowledge one possesses and one’s ability to apply that knowledge.  

An encysted cercaria. If present in fluke life history, it is ingested passively by the final host. A mature form of the cercaria larva of a fluke. Liver fluke metacercariae are enveloped by thin cysts and develop on various kinds of vegetation. The encysted stage in the life of a trematode. This stage occurs in…

That part of the hand between the wrist and fingers. The five bones in the hand between the fingers and the wrist. Any of the five bones of the hand between the wrist (carpus) and the finger (phalanges); they are usually numbered I through V, starting on the thumb side. Bones of the palm of…

The bones between the wrist and fingers. The five long bones which occupy the hand between the carpal bones at the wrist and the phalanges of the fingers. The large rounded ‘knuckles’ at the root of the fingers are formed by the heads of these bones. A hand contains five elongated, cylindrical bones. These bones…

A substance whose presence in very low concentration must be supplied from an external source in order that the organism may carry out its functions or that a specific biochemical reaction may be allowed to proceed.  

The unusable end products of anabolic and catabolic processes that are excreted from the body.  

An unorthodox program of treatment that may include megadoses of vitamins, oral enzymes, pangamic acid, coffee enemas, and a low-protein diet.  

The body weight raised to the three- fourths power (W3,/4) metabolism.  

The intensity at which the body produces energy. The metabolic rate is the rate of energy expenditure. Basal metabolic rate refers to energy expenditure at rest, just after waking. Amount of energy expended in a given period. The rate of utilization of energy. This is usually measured at a time when the subject is completely…

Psychotic reactions associated with metabolic disturbances.