Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

The glands of internal secretion, the glands of the endocrine system whose hormones are secreted directly into the vascular system. Any one of certain glands in the body, the secretion of which goes directly into the bloodstream and so is carried to different parts of the body. These glands the pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal and…

A prostitute who identifies with her family and has middle class values.  

Physical activities that require two participants, wrestling.  

The Persian philosophy that the spirit and the flesh are in conflict with one another. The condition of being double or twofold.  

The hypothesis that concrete objects or words are to be remembered more readily than abstract objects or words because they are encoded as images and as verbal labels.  

A marriage in which both partners seriously pursue professional careers. Now largely thought to be the rule rather than the exception.  

Moisture-free weight obtained by drying at high temperatures for a sufficient period of time. The body weight of a person after ideal hemodialysis, that is, of a patient in renal failure who has neither edema nor high blood pressure.  

Sexual climax in the male without apparent ejaculation of semen. Often an instance of retrograde ejaculation caused by some anomaly within the prostate in which semen is ejaculated backward into the posterior urethra and urinary bladder rather than out the penis. Removal of the prostate often is the cause of dry orgasm. The experience of…

An alcoholic’s typical state of mind when not drinking, marked by a lack of insight, exaggeration of self-importance, overestimation of abilities, insensitivity to others’ needs and feelings, rigid judgmental outlook, impatience, and dissatisfaction with life.  

A state of intoxication Alcoholic intoxication. In legal medicine, intoxication or being “under the influence” of alcohol is defined according to the concentration of alcohol in the blood or exhaled air. The precise concentration used to define legal intoxication varies among states. Drivers are considered intoxicated with alcohol (in many states) when the blood level…