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Hermaphrodite, male
A person who possesses gonads that are testes but whose external genitalia are either ambiguous of female in appearance hermaphrodite, female.
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Hermaphrodite, female
A person who possesses gonads that are ovaries but whose external genitalia are either ambiguous or male in appearance hermaphrodite, male.
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Hermaphrodite, dysgenic
A person who fails to develop completely the gonads of either sex hermaphrodite.
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Hereditary potential
A person’s genetic potentialities for physical and mental development.
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Herd immunity
The point at which a disease can no longer spread through a population because of the lack of nonimmune hosts. The fact of a group of people being resistant to a specific disease, because many individuals in the group are immune to or immunised against the microorganism which causes it. The ability of a community…
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Herbivorous
An animal that feeds upon plants, as opposed to carnivorous.
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Herbivore
An animal that eats plants exclusively, carnivore. A creature that primarily or exclusively consumes plant-based food. Herbivorous animals encompass species like deer, sheep, cows, horses, elephants, giraffes, and bison.
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Herbartian teaching method
An organized method based on the principles of teaching of Pestalozzi that stresses learning by association and consists of five steps: (a) preparation, (b) presentation, (c) association, (d) generalization, and (e) application, Herbartian movement.
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Herbartian movement
The development and extension of Herbart’s psychology and educational methodology. Herbartianism exerted an influence on educational theory and practice nearly as great as that of Pestalozzi. Herbartian teaching method.
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Hepatosplenomegaly
Enlargement of the liver and spleen. Enlargement of both the liver and the spleen, as occurs in leukaemia or lymphoma.
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