Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Delvinal

    A barbiturate commercial preparation.  

  • Delusions of self-importance

    An unrealistic sense of personal importance or power.  

  • Delusions of presecution

    Unjustified belief that one is the target of personal attack or injury, delusion.  

  • Delusional jealousy

    The unfounded conviction that one’s mate is unfaithful. The person may collect small bits of evidence to justify the delusion.  

  • Deltoid muscle

    The large shoulder muscle. Large, thick, triangular muscle that covers the shoulder and is involved in arm movements. Muscle that abducts the upper arm. The large triangular muscle that covers the shoulder joint. The deltoid muscle is referred to by its anterior, middle, and posterior fibers and is controlled by the axillary nerve.  

  • Delta rhythms

    Brain waves of less than four cycles per second; the dominant pattern in a sleeping adult. Brain wave frequency of high voltage that is characteristic of dreamless, deep sleep from which an individual is not easily aroused; also called delta wave. It is the slowest of the four brainwave patterns. Wave pattern on an electroencephalogram…

  • Delta alcoholism

    Characterized by excessive drinking of alcohol, increased tolerance, withdrawal syndrome, craving, but with the ability to limit the amount within social standards during drinking episodes.  

  • Delphi technique

    A program of sequential interrogations interspersed with information and opinion feedback.  

  • Deliverable

    In business, end product of a contract; specific product that the contractor agrees to deliver within the project period.  

  • Delinquency

    Antisocial or illegal behavior by a person under the legal age. Behaviour by a young person that would be judged a crime if carried out by an adult. Delinquency may also include non-criminal activities for example, running away from home, missing school lessons, drug or alcohol abuse, and unruly behaviour in public places. Juvenile delinquency…

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