prehension

prehension

n. the act of grasping, clasping, or seizing an object or supporting the body, usually with an appendage adapted for that purpose. For example, the hands of human beings and other primates and the tails of certain New World monkeys are prehensile.

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SB

SB abbreviation for Stanford–Binet Intelligence Scale.

cardiac death

cardiac death see brain death.

axoplasmic flow (axoplasmic transport)

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functional dyspnea

functional dyspnea see dyspnea.

gay marriage

gay marriage see same-sex marriage.

modus operandi

modus operandi a specific behavioral pattern that may typif...

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