| aversive conditioning |
A form of behavior therapy that is used to reduce the occurrence of undesirable behavior, such as sexual deviations or drug addiction. Conditioning is used, with repeated pairing of some unpleasant stimulus with a stimulus related to the undesirable behavior. An example is pairing the taste of beer with electric shock in the treatment of alcoholism. Aversion therapy is little used nowadays. (Ref. 1)
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| avidity |
The functional combining strength of an antibody with its antigen which is based on both affinity and valences of the antibody. Some authors use this term to describe the increased affinity that occurs as result of multiple antigen binding sites on an immunoglobulin. Others use it to describe the strength of binding of a serum with a complex antigen, while others use it to indicate the rate of reaction between antigen and antibody. ...
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| Avogadro's number |
the number of particles in a mole; this number is approximately 6.02 ?10 23
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| avoidance |
a techniques used by the Declarer to keep one particular opponent from gaining the lead.
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| avidity |
represents the energy of binding between and antibody and its specific antigen.
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