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Pseudoephedrinenounpoisonous crystalline alkaloid occurring with ephedrine and isomorphic with itverified
Pseudohermaphroditismnouncongenital condition in which a person has external genitalia of one sex and internal sex organs of the other sexverified
Pseudonymnoun1. A subscriber name that has been chosen by the subscriber that is not verified as meaningful by identity proofing. 2. An assigned identity that is used to protect an individual’s true identity.Credential
Pseudopodnountemporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotionverified
Pseudopodiumnountemporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotionverified
Pseudorandom number generatornounMWEAn algorithm that produces a sequence of bits that are uniquely determined from an initial value called a seed. The output of the PRNG “appears” to be random, i.e., the output is statistically indistinguishable from random values. A cryptographic PRNG has the additional property that the output is unpredictable, given that the seed is not known.Capability
Psilosisnouna chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adultsverified
Psittacosaurnounprimitive dinosaur actually lacking horns and having only the beginning of a frillverified
Psittacosaurusnounprimitive dinosaur actually lacking horns and having only the beginning of a frillverified
Psittacosisnounan atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birdsverified
Psoasnouneither of two muscles of the abdomen and pelvis that flex the trunk and rotate the thighverified
Psocidnounsmall winged insect living on the bark and leaves of trees and feeding on e.g. fungi and decaying plant matterverified
Psocopterous InsectnounMWEsmall soft-bodied insect with chewing mouthparts and either no wings or two pairsverified
Psoriatic ArthritisnounMWEa form of rheumatoid arthritis usually affecting fingers and toes and associated with psoriasisverified
Psychedelic DrugnounMWEa psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiencesverified
Psychiatrynounthe branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disordersverified
Psychic PhenomenonnounMWEphenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processesverified
Psychoanalysisnouna set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disordersverified
Psychodelic DrugnounMWEa psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiencesverified
Psychodynamicsnounthe branch of social psychology that deals with the processes and emotions that determine psychology and motivationverified
Psychogalvanic ResponsenounMWEa change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxietyverified
Psychogenic FuguenounMWEdissociative disorder in which a person forgets who they are and leaves home to creates a new lifeverified
Psychokinesisnounthe power to move something by thinking about it without the application of physical forceverified
Psycholinguistnouna person (usually a psychologist but sometimes a linguist) who studies the psychological basis of human languageverified
Psycholinguisticsnounthe branch of cognitive psychology that studies the psychological basis of linguistic competence and performanceverified
Psychological ConditionnounMWE(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamicverified
Psychological MedicinenounMWEthe branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disordersverified
Psychological OperationnounMWEmilitary actions designed to influence the perceptions and attitudes of individuals, groups, and foreign governmentsverified
Psychological StatenounMWE(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamicverified
Psychological WarfarenounMWEthe use of psychological tactics to destroy the opponents' moraleverified
Psychology DepartmentnounMWEthe academic department responsible for teaching and research in psychologyverified
Psychometric TestnounMWEany standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etcverified
Psychomotor DevelopmentnounMWEprogressive acquisition of skills involving both mental and motor activitiesverified
Psychomotor EpilepsynounMWEepilepsy characterized clinically by impairment of consciousness and amnesia for the episodeverified
Psychoneurosisnouna mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunctionverified
Psychonomicsnounthe branch of psychology that uses experimental methods to study psychological issuesverified
Psychopathic PersonalitynounMWEa personality disorder characterized by amorality and lack of affectverified
Psychopathologynounthe branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disordersverified
Psychophysicsnounthe branch of psychology concerned with quantitative relations between physical stimuli and their psychological effectsverified
Psychophysiologynounthe branch of psychology that is concerned with the physiological bases of psychological processesverified
Psychosexual DevelopmentnounMWE(psychoanalysis) the process during which personality and sexual behavior mature through a series of stages: first oral stage and then anal stage and then phallic stage and then latency stage and finally genital stageverified
Psychosisnounany severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distortedverified
Psychosurgerynounbrain surgery on human patients intended to relieve severe and otherwise intractable mental or behavioral problemsverified
Psychotic BeliefnounMWE(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contraryverified
Psychotic DepressionnounMWEa state of depression so severe that the person loses contact with reality and suffers a variety of functional impairmentsverified