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The portion of the terminal ileum into the large intestine at the ileocolic junction. The protects the terminal ileum from feces being forced back from the cecum.  

The term is rarely used today to describe people possessing extremely low intelligence. Obsolete term for a person who is severely mentally retarded (I.Q. under 20).  

Special sensitivity or unanticipated adverse reaction to a specific chemical substance: allergy; hypersensitivity.  

A characteristic, habit, or mannerism unique to an individual.  

The fundamental beliefs of an individual or group concerning human nature. Specific ideologies relate to the level of agreement of the individual’s personal beliefs with those of the culture.  

Lawfulness within the behavior of a person, nomothetic.  

An approach to the study of personality that emphasizes the unique aspects of the individual’s personality.  

The qualities possessed by individuals that make them different from others.  

A diagrammatic representation of the chromosomes of an individual illustrating their relative sizes and appearance.  

A progressive, continuing loss of the immediate sense of self—a symptom of the prodromal stage of schizophrenia.