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Euthymia (medicine) Euthymia (medicine) Euthymia is a normal non-depressed, reasonably positive mood. It is distinguished from hyperthymia, which refers to an extremely happy mood, and dysthymia, which refers to a depressed mood. It is a term used frequently in mental status exams.
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Exceptional memory Hyperthymesia or hyperthymesitic syndrome is superior autobiographical memory, the type of memory that forms people's life stories. The term thymesia is derived from the Greek word thymesis, meaning memory. The capabilities of the affected individuals are not limited to recalling specific events from their personal experience.
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- Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Eustachian. ū-stā′ki-an, adj. pertaining to the tube leading from the middle ear to the pharynx, or to the rudimentary valve at the entrance of the inferior vena cava in the heart.
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Graves Disease exophthalmic goiter, Graves' disease - exophthalmos occurring in association with goiter; hyperthyroidism with protrusion of the eyeballs. symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease.
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Top 30 Doctor insights on: Crying Spells With Racing Thoughts From Hyperthyroidism Mania, however, is most commonly associated with bipolar disorder, a serious mental illness in which episodes of mania may alternate unpredictably with episodes of depression or periods of euthymia.
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Ectotherm An ectotherm, from the Greek εκτός (ektos) ektós outside and (θερμός) thermos, thermós hot is an organism in which internal physiological sources of heat are of relatively small or quite negligible importance in controlling. body temperaturen ectotherm, from the Greek εκτός (ektos) ektós outside and (θερμός) thermos, thermós hot is an organism in which internal physiological sources of heat are of relatively small or quite negligible importance in controlling. body temperature
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hyposmotic A Dictionary of Zoology. © A Dictionary of Zoology 1999, originally published by Oxford University Press 1999. hyposmotic In osmosis, the side of the semipermeable membrane away from which water flows. The body fluids of marine teleosts and lampreys are hyposmotic, so water flows from the body to the sea. Compare HYPEROSMOTIC. See also CHLORIDE CELLS.
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Ectothermic Animals Definition: An ectothermic animal is one who cannot regulate its own body temperature, so its body temperature fluctuates according to its surroundings. Ectothermic animals, or ectotherms, are commonly referred to as cold-blooded.. Examples of ectotherms are: reptiles, amphibians, and fish.
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euthanasia Euthanasia. [ Greek, good death. ] The term normally implies an intentional termination of life by another at the explicit request of the person who wishes to die. Euthanasia is generally defined as the act of killing an incurably ill person out of concern and compassion for that person's suffering.It is sometimes called mercy killing, but many advocates of euthanasia define mercy killing more precisely as the ending of another person's life without his or her request.Euthanasia, on the other hand, is usually separated into two categories: passive euthanasia and active euthanasia. Greek, good death. ] The term normally implies an intentional termination of life by another at the explicit request of the person who wishes to die. Euthanasia is generally defined as the act of killing an incurably ill person out of concern and compassion for that person's suffering.
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hyperthyroidism Thyrotoxicosis: A condition resulting from excessive concentrations of thyroid hormones in the body, as in hyperthyroidism. Hyperthyroidism: the overproduction of thyroid hormones by an overactive thyroid.hyrotoxicosis: A condition resulting from excessive concentrations of thyroid hormones in the body, as in hyperthyroidism. Hyperthyroidism: the overproduction of thyroid hormones by an overactive thyroid.
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Aristotle's Rhetoric In applying them to a term of conventional rhetoric, Aristotle appeals to a well-known rhetorical technique, but, at the same time, restricts and codifies the original meaning of ‘enthymeme’: properly understood, what people call ‘enthymeme’ should have the form of a sullogismos, i.e., a deductive argument.
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- Medical Definition of ECTATIC. : of, relating to, or involving ectasia.What made you want to look up ectatic? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible). View Seen & Heard Highlights from Around the Site.edical Definition of ECTATIC. : of, relating to, or involving ectasia. What made you want to look up ectatic? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible). View Seen & Heard Highlights from Around the Site.
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- 2. (of a drink) designed to replace the fluid and salts lost from the body during strenuous exercise. 3. (Chemistry) Also: isosmotic (of two solutions) having the same osmotic pressure, commonly having physiological osmotic pressure. Compare hypertonic, hypotonic. 4. (Classical Music) music of, relating to, or characterized by the equal intervals of the well-tempered scale: isotonic tuning.
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echogenic Pertaining to a structure or medium (for example, tissue) that has internal echoes. Cf. hypoechoic, hyperechoic, and anechoic, which refer, respectively, to paucity, abundance, and absence of echoes displayed in the image of a structure.
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Overview Definition. Hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) is a condition in which your thyroid gland produces too much of the hormone thyroxine. Hyperthyroidism can accelerate your body's metabolism significantly, causing sudden weight loss, a rapid or irregular heartbeat, sweating, and nervousness or irritability.efinition. Hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) is a condition in which your thyroid gland produces too much of the hormone thyroxine. Hyperthyroidism can accelerate your body's metabolism significantly, causing sudden weight loss, a rapid or irregular heartbeat, sweating, and nervousness or irritability.
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- Back to Top. Eudaimonism (or Eudaemonism or Eudaimonia) is a moral philosophy that defines right action as that which leads to the well-being of the individual, thus holding well-being as having essential value.
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- Hyperthyroidism is a set of disorders that involve excess synthesis and secretion of thyroid hormones by the thyroid gland. The resulting elevation in levels of FT 4, free triiodothyronine (FT 3), or both leads to the hypermetabolic condition of thyrotoxicosis.
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Thyroid Disease... Overview of thyroid function The state of normal thyroid function is called euthyroidism. Abnormalities of the thyroid gland are common and affect 1-5% of the population. All thyroid disorders are much more common in women than in men.
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Hyperthyroidism Hyperthyroidism is the condition that occurs due to excessive production of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland. Thyrotoxicosis is the condition that occurs due to excessive thyroid hormone of any cause and therefore includes hyperthyroidism. Some, however, use the terms interchangeably.
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osmotic Medical Definition of osmotic. : of, relating to, or having the properties of osmosis.
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Eudaimonia Eudaimonia (Greek: εὐδαιμονία [eu̯dai̯moniaː]), eu̯dai̯moníaː sometimes anglicized as eudaemonia or /eudemonia/ , juːdɨˈmoʊniə is A greek word commonly translated as happiness or; welfare, however human flourishing has been proposed as a more accurate. translation
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- By Branch / Doctrine > Ethics > Eudaimonism. Introduction | History of Eudaimonism. Eudaimonism (or Eudaemonism or Eudaimonia) is a moral philosophy that defines right action as that which leads to the well-being of the individual, thus holding well-being as having essential value.
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Myopathy Definition. Myopathy refers to a clinical disorder of the skeletal muscles. Abnormalities of muscle cell structure and metabolism lead to various patterns of weakness and dysfunction. In some cases, the pathology extends to involve cardiac muscle fibers, resulting in a hypertrophic or dilated cardiomyopathy.
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- An enthymeme (pronounced EN-thuh-meem) is a kind of syllogism, or logical deduction, in which one of the premises is unstated. A syllogism is a logical deduction from two premises. #1 and #2 are the premises. #3 is the conclusion.
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- ectothermic (ěk'tə-thûr'mĭk) or ec·to·ther·mal (-məl) or ec·to·ther·mous (-məs) adj. Of or relating to an organism that regulates its body temperature largely by exchanging heat with its surrounding environment. ectotherm ec·to·therm (ěk'tə-thûrm') n. An organism that regulates its body temperature largely by exchanging heat with its surroundings; a poikilotherm.
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Endotherm The metabolic terms ectotherm and endotherm respectively refer to organisms that rely largely on external heat to achieve a full working temperature, and to organisms that produce heat from within as a major factor in controlling their body temperatures. Refinetti, Roberto (2010).