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psychopharmacology |
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the study of drugs that affect the mind |
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psychiatry |
Noun
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the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders |
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psychopathology |
Noun
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the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders |
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psychopathology |
Noun
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the branch of psychology concerned with abnormal behavior |
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psychological medicine |
Noun
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the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders |
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primatology |
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the branch of zoology that studies primates |
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psychotherapeutics |
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the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods |
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protozoology |
Noun
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the branch of zoology that studies protozoans |
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paleontology |
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the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains |
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palaeontology |
Noun
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the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains |
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paleoanthropology |
Noun
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the scientific study of human fossils |
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palaeoanthropology |
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the scientific study of human fossils |
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proportional sample |
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the population is divided into strata and a random sample is taken from each stratum |
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phrenology |
Noun
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a now abandoned study of the shape of skull as indicative of the strengths of different faculties |
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paleobotany |
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the study of fossil plants |
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palaeobotany |
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the study of fossil plants |
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phycology |
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the branch of botany that studies algae |
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physiological anatomy |
Noun
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the study of anatomy in its relation to function |
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pteridology |
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the branch of botany that studies ferns |
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paleodendrology |
Noun
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the branch of paleobotany that studies fossil trees |
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pathology |
Noun
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the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases |
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pathology |
Noun
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any deviation from a healthy or normal condition |
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pediatrics |
Noun
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the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children |
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paediatrics |
Noun
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the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children |
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pediatric medicine |
Noun
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the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children |
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pedology |
Noun
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the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children |
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podiatry |
Noun
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the branch of medicine concerned with the feet |
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proctology |
Noun
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the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the colon or rectum or anus |
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periodontics |
Noun
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the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the gums and other structures around the teeth |
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periodontia |
Noun
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the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the gums and other structures around the teeth |
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prosthetics |
Noun
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the branch of medicine dealing with the production and use of artificial body parts |
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prosthodontics |
Noun
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the branch of dentistry dealing with the replacement of teeth and related mouth or jaw structures by artificial devices |
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partial correlation |
Noun
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a correlation between two variables when the effects of one or more related variables are removed |
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prosthodontia |
Noun
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the branch of dentistry dealing with the replacement of teeth and related mouth or jaw structures by artificial devices |
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positive correlation |
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a correlation in which large values of one variable are associated with large values of the other and small with small |
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product-moment correlation coefficient |
Noun
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the most commonly used method of computing a correlation coefficient between variables that are linearly related |
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phytology |
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the branch of biology that studies plants |
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pomology |
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the branch of botany that studies and cultivates fruits |
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phi coefficient |
Noun
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an index of the relation between any two sets of scores that can both be represented on ordered binary dimensions (e.g., male-female) |
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phi correlation |
Noun
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an index of the relation between any two sets of scores that can both be represented on ordered binary dimensions (e.g., male-female) |
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parametric statistic |
Noun
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any statistic computed by procedures that assume the data were drawn from a particular distribution |
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physical science |
Noun
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the physical properties, phenomena, and laws of something |
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petroleum geology |
Noun
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the branch of economic geology that deals with the occurrence and exploitation of oil and gas fields |
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physical geography |
Noun
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the study of physical features of the earth's surface |
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physiography |
Noun
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the study of physical features of the earth's surface |
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powder metallurgy |
Noun
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the metallurgy of powdered metals |
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punctuated equilibrium |
Noun
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a theory of evolution holding that evolutionary change in the fossil record came in fits and starts rather than in a steady process of slow change |
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palaeodendrology |
Noun
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the branch of paleobotany that studies fossil trees |
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paleozoology |
Noun
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the study of fossil animals |
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palaeozoology |
Noun
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the study of fossil animals |