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KembaraXtra-Psychology - antimorph
A mutant gene that produces effects opposite to those of its normal allele, interfering with typical genetic expression.
A mutant gene that produces effects opposite to those of its normal allele, interfering with typical genetic expression.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - antimanic
Describing drugs used to treat manic episodes, particularly in bipolar disorder, by stabilizing mood and reducing excessive excitation.
Describing drugs used to treat manic episodes, particularly in bipolar disorder, by stabilizing mood and reducing excessive excitation.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - anti-intraception
A personality trait characterized by discomfort with imagination, subjectivity, and emotional expression, often assessed in authoritarian personality research.
A personality trait characterized by discomfort with imagination, subjectivity, and emotional expression, often assessed in authoritarian personality research.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - andromania
An alternative term for nymphomania, historically used to describe excessive or compulsive sexual desire, though the term is now considered outdated and problematic.
An alternative term for nymphomania, historically used to describe excessive or compulsive sexual desire, though the term is now considered outdated and problematic.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - androgyny
The state or condition of being androgynous, involving the integration or coexistence of masculine and feminine traits within an individual.
The state or condition of being androgynous, involving the integration or coexistence of masculine and feminine traits within an individual.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - angular size
A perceptual measure referring to the visual angle an object subtends at the eye, influencing how large or small an object appears regardless of its actual physical size.
A perceptual measure referring to the visual angle an object subtends at the eye, influencing how large or small an object appears regardless of its actual physical size.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - angular gyrus
A region of the cerebral cortex located near the junction of the parietal and temporal lobes, involved in language processing, reading, number comprehension, and visual attention, with damage often associated with language impairments such as nominal aphasia.
A region of the cerebral cortex located near the junction of the parietal and temporal lobes, involved in language processing, reading, number comprehension, and visual attention, with damage often associated with language impairments such as nominal aphasia.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - angstrom
A unit of length equal to one ten-billionth of a metre, commonly used in physics and optics to measure wavelengths of light, particularly within the visible spectrum.
A unit of length equal to one ten-billionth of a metre, commonly used in physics and optics to measure wavelengths of light, particularly within the visible spectrum.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - angsty
An adjective used to describe a person, mood, or expression characterized by persistent anxiety, tension, or existential unease.
An adjective used to describe a person, mood, or expression characterized by persistent anxiety, tension, or existential unease.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - angst
A term describing a deep, often unfocused sense of anxiety or dread, particularly emphasized in existential philosophy and therapy as arising from awareness of freedom, responsibility, and the uncertainty of human existence; in psychoanalysis it refers more broadly to anxiety as distinct from fear or fright.
A term describing a deep, often unfocused sense of anxiety or dread, particularly emphasized in existential philosophy and therapy as arising from awareness of freedom, responsibility, and the uncertainty of human existence; in psychoanalysis it refers more broadly to anxiety as distinct from fear or fright.
