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Definition of âposturingâ - English Dictionary posturingnoun [ U ] uk ​ /ˈpɒs.tʃər.ɪŋ/ us ​ /ˈpɑːs.tʃɚ.ɪŋ/ disapproving. › behaviour or speech that is intended to attract attention and interest, or to make people believe something that is not true: His writing has been dismissed as mere intellectual posturing. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words.
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Human Physiology/Print Version Changing Your Lifestyle. 1  1. Get physical. Aim for at least thirty minutes of light exercise each day. 2  2. Adjust your diet. A diet rich in fiber, whole grains, nuts, seeds, fruits, and vegetables may reduce CFS symptoms. 3  3. Pace yourself. Pacing is the act of dividing the total amount of work you have to do in a day into manageable bits.
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- Astral projection (or astral travel) is a term used in esotericism to describe a willful out-of-body experience (OBE), a supposed form of telepathy,[1][2] that assumes the existence of a soul or consciousness called an astral body that is separate from the physical body and capable of travelling outside of it throughout the universe.[3][4][5]
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- Full Definition of PROTRUDE. transitive verb. 1. archaic: to thrust forward. 2. : to cause to project. intransitive verb. — pro·tru·si·ble \-ˈtrue-ˈtrü-sə, -bəl-\ zə. adjective
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Decerebrate posture URL of this page: //medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003299.htm. Decerebrate posture is an abnormal body posture that involves the arms and legs being held straight out, the toes being pointed downward, and the head and neck being arched backward. The muscles are tightened and held rigidly. This type of posturing usually means there has been severe damage to the brain.
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What is a Black Light? Black lights have been used in entertainment since the 1930's, and have been finding new uses in industry since the mid 1970's. Standard fluorescent black lights are constructed in an almost identical fashion to their white-light counterparts.
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What is gastrulation? Gastrulation is a phase early in the development of animal embryos, during which the morphology of the embryo is dramatically restructured by cell migration. Gastrulation varies in different phyla. Gastrulation is followed by organogenesis, when individual organs develop within the newly formed germ layers.
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premature pre·ma·ture. (prē′mə-tyo͝or′, -to͝or′, -cho͝or′) adj. 1. Occurring, growing, or existing before the customary, correct, or assigned time; uncommonly or unexpectedly early: a premature end. 2. Born after a gestation period of less than the normal time: a premature infant.
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- alluring. adjective attractive, fascinating, enchanting, seductive, tempting, sexy, intriguing, fetching, glamorous, captivating, beguiling, bewitching, come-hither The truly alluring woman is a mix of many elements. unattractive, repellent, repulsive, repugnant, off-putting (Brit. informal), abhorrent.ysteriously jetted into the clear moonlight, or starlight, as the case might be; disappearing again for one whole day, or two days, or three; and somehow seeming at every distinct repetition to be advancing still further and further in our van, this solitary jet seemed for ever alluring us on.
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Decerebrate posture Decerebrate posture. Definition. Decerebrate posture is an abnormal body posture that involves the arms and legs being held straight out, the toes being pointed downward, and the head and neck being arched backwards. The muscles are tightened and held rigidly. This type of posturing usually means there has been severe damage to the brain.
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preterit or pret·er·it (prĕt′ər-ĭt) adj. Of, relating to, or being the verb tense that describes a past action or state. n. 1. The verb form expressing or describing a past action or condition. 2. A verb in the preterite form. [ 1 Middle English, from Old French, from Latin (tempus) praeteritum, past (tense), neuter past participle of praeterīre, to go by : praeter, beyond, comparative of prae, before; see per1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + īre, to go; see ei- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
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projection n. 1  The act of projecting or the condition of being projected. 2  The attribution of one's own attitudes, feelings, or suppositions to others. 3  The attribution of one's own attitudes, feelings, or desires to someone or something as a naive or unconscious defense against anxiety or guilt.
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Spiral of silence: Communication theory Definition of postulate - suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief, (in ecclesiastical Definition of postulate - suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief, (in ecclesiastical dictionary thesaurus
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premature birth premature birth. expulsion of the fetus from the uterus before termination of the normal gestation period, but after independent existence has become a possibility. In humans prematurity is defined as a pregnancy of less than 37 weeks in a pregnancy normally lasting 40 weeks.
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imminent Imminent is from Latin imminere to overhang, and to say that something is imminent is to say that it is hanging over you and about to fall, in a metaphorical way. If you take your mom’s car and drive it into the mailbox, getting grounded is imminent. You don’t want that hanging over your head! Thesaurus.
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Definition of 'postpartum depression' Postpartum depression is a mental state involving feelings of anxiety and sudden mood swings which some women experience after they have given birth. [mainly US] regional note: in BRIT, usually use postnatal depression
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How reversible is decerebrate posturing caused by brain stem damage? up vote 2 down vote accepted. The decerebrate posturing is a sign of major brainstem dysfunction. The reversibility of this state (which is considered to be very critical and hardly reversible) depends upon the origin of the brainstem dysfunction.
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Gastrulation Gastrulation. Definition. noun. (embryology) The process in which the embryo develops into a gastrula following blastulation during the early embryonic development of animals. Supplement. An animal embryo undergoes a series of developmental stages.
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stricture One meaning of stricture is a nasty criticism, while the other is a sharp contraction of a tube or canal in the body. Either meaning can mean great pain to the person experiencing the stricture. The noun stricture finds its roots in the Late Latin word strictūra, which came from the stem stringere, to draw tightly.. You might remember that meaning by its relationship with the word constrict, meaning to tighten or draw in.. The additional meaning, that of “a critical remark,” is often used in the plural form — like the critical strictures against cheating..
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DEGRADATION The noun DEGRADATION has 2 senses: 1. changing to a lower state (a less respected state). 2. a low or downcast state. Familiarity information: DEGRADATION used as a noun is rare.ypernyms (degradation is a kind of...): humiliation (state of disgrace or loss of self-respect). Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of degradation): decadence; decadency; degeneracy; degeneration (the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities).
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undulation Definition of undulation 1 a: a rising and falling in waves b: a wavelike motion to and fro in a fluid or elastic medium propagated continuously among its particles but with little or no permanent translation of the particles in the direction of the propagation : vibration
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Decerebrate posture Decerebrate posture. Decerebrate posture is an abnormal body posture that involves the arms and legs being held straight out, the toes being pointed downward, and the head and neck being arched backward. The muscles are tightened and held rigidly. This type of posturing usually means there has been severe damage to the brain.
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import overtone - (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality; overtones of despair. 1  plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one.
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- Define postpartum: occurring in or being the period following childbirth; being in or used in the postpartum period — postpartum in a sentence occurring in or being the period following childbirth; being in or used in the postpartum period… See the full definition
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allure verb. The definition of allure means to tempt someone with something desirable or through flattery. An example of someone attempting to allure someone is a woman who is flirting at a bar.·lured′, -·lur′ing. to tempt with something desirable; attract; entice; fascinate. Middle English aluren; from Old French alurer; from a- , to + loirer, to lure (see lure); associated, association with French allure, gait, way of walking, love affair; from aller (see alley). Origin of allure.
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- The noun PREDATION has 2 senses: 1. an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding. 2. the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey. Familiarity information: PREDATION used as a noun is rare.