| age-structured model | <epidemiology> A mathematical model which take into consideration the division of the host population into different age classes. Such models can used to consider the consequences of such factors as age-dependent infection, morbidity or mortality rates or of age-specific vaccination schedules. (05 Dec 1998) |
|---|---|
| structured | <biology> Having a definite organic structure; showing differentiation of parts. "The passage from a structureless state to a structured state is itself a vital process." (H. Spencer) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| structured noise | In radiology, the signals from anatomic structures which interfere with the detection of significant pathology. (05 Mar 2000) |
| analytic | Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts; as, an analytical experiment; analytic reasoning; opposed to synthetic. Analytical or coordinate geometry. See Geometry. Analytic language, a noninflectional language or one not characterised by grammatical endings. Analytical table, a table in which the characteristics of the species or other groups are arranged so as to facilitate the determination of their names. Origin: Gr., cf. F. Analytique. See Analysis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| analytic chemistry | The application of chemistry to the determination and detection of composition and identification of specific substances. (05 Mar 2000) |
| analytic psychiatry | Psychiatric theory and practice emphasizing the principles of psychoanalysis. Synonym: analytic psychiatry, dynamic psychiatry. (05 Mar 2000) |
| analytic study | In epidemiology, a study designed to examine associations, commonly putative or hypothesised causal relationships; usually concerned with identifying or measuring the effects of risk factors or with the health effects of specific exposures. (05 Mar 2000) |
| analytic therapy | Short term for psychoanalytic therapy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| omnipotence of thought | A childish or magical thought process whereby instantaneous gratification of fantasies and wishes is believed to be imminent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thought broadcasting | The delusion of experiencing one's thoughts, as they occur, as being broadcast from one's head to the external world where other people can hear them. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thought insertion | The delusion that one's thoughts are not really one's own but are being placed into one's mind by an external force. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thought process disorder | An intellectual function symptom of schizophrenia, manifested by irrelevance and incoherence of verbal productions ranging from simple blocking and mild circumstantiality to total loosening of associations. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thought withdrawal | The delusion that one's thoughts have been removed from one's head resulting in a diminished number of thoughts remaining. (05 Mar 2000) |
| trend of thought | Thinking with a tendency toward or centreing on a particular idea with a particular affect. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extrasensory thought transference | The knowledge or communication by one person with the mental processes of another through channels other than known physical or perceptual processes. (12 Dec 1998) |