cross-cultural approach

a research method in which specific social practices, such as courtship behavior, child-rearing practices, or therapeutic attitudes and techniques, are studied and compared across a number of different cultures. Also called cross-cultural method.

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March 16th 2025

prodrug

n. a drug that is either biologically inert or of limited activity until metabolized to a more active derivative.