| body constitution | The make-up of the body, determined by the genetic, biochemical, and physiologic endowment of the individual and modified in great measure by environmental factors. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| water of constitution | Water held by a unit of structure as an essential part of its constitution, though not an ingredient of its molecules. See: water of crystallization. (05 Mar 2000) |
| constitution | 1. The physical makeup of a body, including the mode of performance of its functions, the activity of its metabolic processes, the manner and degree of its reactions to stimuli, and its power of resistance to the attack of pathogenic organisms. 2. In chemistry, the number and kind of atoms in the molecule and the relation they bear to each other. Origin: L. Constitutio, constitution, disposition, fr. Constituo, pp. -stitutus, to establish, fr. Statuo, to set up (05 Mar 2000) |
| constitution and bylaws | The fundamental principles and laws adopted by an organization for the regulation and governing of its affairs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| individual | Marked by a distinctness and a complexity within a unity that characterises organised things, concepts, organic beings and persons. (18 Nov 1997) |
| individual differences | In clinical psychology, deviations of individuals from the group average or from each other. (05 Mar 2000) |
| individual psychology | A theory of human behaviour emphasizing humans' social nature, strivings for mastery, and drive to overcome, by compensation, feelings of inferiority. Synonym: adlerian psychoanalysis, adlerian psychology. (05 Mar 2000) |
| individual therapy | A psychotherapeutic session involving only two persons, the therapist and the patient. Compare: group psychotherapy. Synonym: individual therapy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| individual tolerance | Tolerance to a drug that the person has never received before. (05 Mar 2000) |