| reference values | The range or frequency distribution of a measurement in a population (of organisms, organs or things) that has not been selected for the presence of disease or abnormality. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| resource values | A resource, natural or social, that is found in an area. Resource values may have varying levels of significance. (05 Dec 1998) |
| social values | <psychology> Abstract standards or empirical variables in social life which are believed to be important and/or desirable. (12 Dec 1998) |
| normal values | A set of laboratory test value's used to characterise apparently healthy individuals; now replaced by reference value's. (05 Mar 2000) |
| genetic counseling | <genetics> The genetic testing of couples who are planning to be parents in which their genomes are evaluated and they are given advice or information from a specialist regarding the likelihood of them having children with genetic diseases or defects. (07 May 1998) |
| marital counseling | The process whereby a trained counselor assists married couples to resolve problems that arise and trouble them in their relationship; husband and wife are seen by the same counselor in separate and joint counseling sessions focusing on immediate family problems. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pastoral counseling | The use of psychotherapeutic methods by members of the clergy, members of a religious community, and/or lay therapists for parishioners seeking help with personal problems. (05 Mar 2000) |
| counseling | The giving of advice and assistance to individuals with educational or personal problems. (12 Dec 1998) |
| counseling psychology | Psychology with emphasis on facilitating the normal development and growth of the individual in coping with important problems of everyday living, as initally contrasted with clinical psychology. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sex counseling | Advice and support given to individuals to help them understand and resolve their sexual adjustment problems. It excludes treatment for psychosexual disorders or psychosexual dysfunction. (12 Dec 1998) |
| abstracting and indexing | Shortening or summarizing of documents; assigning of descriptors for referencing documents. (12 Dec 1998) |
| academies and institutes | Organizations representing specialised fields which are accepted as authoritative; may be non-governmental, university or an independent research organization, e.g., national academy of sciences, brookings institution, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| accounts payable and receivable | Short-term debt obligations and assets occurring in the regular course of operational transactions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| aged, 80 and over | A person 80 years of age and older. (12 Dec 1998) |
| algae and fungi | Algae represent a group of spore-propagating plants, unicellular or undifferentiated into root, stem, and leaf. They include seaweed and many unicellular fresh water plants, most of which contain chlorophyll. They account for about 90% of the earth's photosynthetic activity. Fungi are eukaryotic, heterotrophic organisms that live as saprobes or parasites and include mushrooms, yeasts, smuts, molds, etc. They lack chlorophyll. (12 Dec 1998) |