aminopterin

n. a drug similar to methotrexate that is used in the treatment of leukemia. During the 1950s and 1960s, it was also sometimes used in nonclinical settings to induce abortions. Surviving infants showed teratogenic effects (see teratogen), such as hydrocephalus, craniosynostosis (premature skull ossification) with skull defects, and mild to moderate intellectual disability.

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Psychology term of the day

February 20th 2025

dual representation

the ability to comprehend an object simultaneously as the object itself and as a representation of something else. For example, a photograph of a person can be represented both as the print itself and as the person it depicts. Also called dual encoding; dual orientation.