| affinity |
In physics, an unknown force which manifests in cohesion, chemical action, etc. In any particle theory of the universe, affinity has to be assumed, but the assumptions necessary to a mechanical interpretation of nature cannot be defined in terms of mechanism. In the physical world it is but a manifestation of that universal force which tends to bring diversity into unity, the counterpart of the force of repulsion, the two forces cooperating in cosmic harmony. ...
Ãâó: www.theosociety.org/pasadena/etgloss/adi-ag.htm
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| affect |
Generalized feeling tone (usually considered more persistent than emotion, less so than mood). It is the external, observable manifestation of emotion (eg, flat, blunted, constricted, expansive, labile, etc.).
Ãâó: www.dphilpotlaw.com/html/glossary.html
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| affective disorder |
Any disorder that affects your mood (depression, bi-polar disorder, anxiety, panic).
Ãâó: www.dphilpotlaw.com/html/glossary.html
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| afferent |
The portion of the peripheral nervous system that carries information from the organs and tissues of the body to the central nervous system.
Ãâó: www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBook...
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| AFP |
High levels of this protein in the mother's blood or amniotic sac. Often associated with a neural tube defect.
Ãâó: www.azspinabifida.org/gloss.html
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