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  • Adultery

    Sexual relations by a person who is married with someone other than his or her spouse.  

  • Adulterer

    A person who commits adultery.  

  • Adulterated food

    As defined by the FDA food that is defective, unsafe, decomposed, filthy, or produced under unsanitary conditions, adulteration.  

  • Adult education center

    An established area, usually associated with a school, private or voluntary agency, or college, wherein adult education courses are offered for persons who have completed or wish to complete formal educational programs. Frequently, the courses offered in an they are for noncredit experiences. Community colleges frequently offer a variety of courses designed to enhance the…

  • Adult education

    Courses and other organized educational activities usually taken by people who are 17 years of age or older and excludes courses taken by full-time students in programs leading toward a diploma or academic degree and occupational programs of 6 or more months in duration includes all courses taken for credit by part-time students. Instruction may…

  • Adult day care

    The social, recreational, and rehabilitative services provided for persons who require daytime supervision. Assistance, ranging from health car to social programs, for older people who continue to live in their homes. Services may include health assessment; physical, occupational, or speech therapy; and hot, nourishing meals. Day care centers provide older adults opportunities for companionship with…

  • Adult

    In law, an age beyond adolescence. This age may vary from state to state: 16 years; 18 years; 21 years are common ages.  

  • Adrian principle

    A law describing the suppression of normal alpha brain waves of the occipital lobe following visual stimulation.  

  • Adrenogenital syndrome

    An inherited disorder involving an enzyme block in the adrenal glands. Females born with this condition frequently have masculinized genitals because of excess androgens exposure prenatally. In males, genital appearances are usually unaffected. A condition caused by overproduction of male sex hormones, where boys show rapid sexual development and females develop male characteristics. A condition,…

  • Adrenocortical hyperplasia

    An inherited metabolic disorder that results in an excessive production of the androgens by the adrenal cortex. During the prenatal period, this condition can cause masculinization of the developing genitals and the brain.  

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