| SW | seriously wounded; short waves; sinewave; slow wave; soap and water; social worker; spike wave; spir... |
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| SWCM | social work case manager |
| SRS | schizophrenic residual state; sex reassignment surgery; Silver-Russell syndrome; simple repeat seque... |
| SS | disulfide; sacrosciatic; saline soak; saline solution; saliva sample; saliva substitute; Salmonella-... |
| BAN | British Approved Name; British Association of Neurologists |
| work simplification | The construction or arrangement of a task so that it may be done with the greatest possible efficiency. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| stroke work index | A measure of the work done by the heart with each contraction, adjusted for body surface area; equal to the stroke volume of the heart multiplied by the arterial pressure and divided by body surface area; the normal stroke work index does not exceed 40 gram-meters per square meter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dream-work | In psychoanalysis, the process by which the change from latent to manifest content of a dream is effected. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tut-work | <chemical> Work done by the piece, as in nonmetaliferous rock, the amount done being usually reckoned by the fathom. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| unit of work | See: unit of energy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rahe-Holmes social readjustment rating scale | A widely used scale in the social and behavioural sciences that assigns values to significant life events such as marriage, birth of offspring, bereavement, loss of job; such events correlate with emotional states. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hierarchy, social | Social rank-order established by certain behavioural patterns. (12 Dec 1998) |
| psychology, social | The branch of psychology concerned with the effects of group membership upon the behaviour, attitudes, and beliefs of an individual. (12 Dec 1998) |
| social | 1. Of or pertaining to society; relating to men living in society, or to the public as an aggregate body; as, social interest or concerns; social pleasure; social benefits; social happiness; social duties. "Social phenomena." 2. Ready or disposed to mix in friendly converse; companionable; sociable; as, a social person. 3. Consisting in union or mutual intercourse. "Best with thyself accompanied, seek'st not Social communication." (Milton) 4. <botany> Naturally growing in groups or masses; said of many individual plants of the same species. 5. <zoology> Living in communities consisting of males, females, and neuters, as do ants and most bees. Forming compound groups or colonies by budding from basal processes or stolons; as, the social ascidians. Social science, the science of all that relates to the social condition, the relations and institutions which are involved in man's existence and his well-being as a member of an organised community; sociology. It concerns itself with questions of the public health, education, labour, punishment of crime, reformation of criminals, and the like. <zoology> Social whale, the blackfish. The social evil, prostitution. Synonym: Sociable, companionable, conversible, friendly, familiar, communicative, convival, festive. Origin: L. Socialis, from socius a companion; akin to sequi to follow: cf. F. Social. See Sue to follow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| social adaptation | Adjustment to living in accordance with interpersonal, social, and cultural norms. (05 Mar 2000) |
| social adjustment | Those types of relationships which involve the accommodation of the individual to circumstances in his social environment for the satisfaction of his needs or motives. (12 Dec 1998) |
| social alienation | The state of estrangement individuals feel in cultural settings that they view as foreign, unpredictable, or unacceptable. (12 Dec 1998) |
| social behaviour | Any behaviour caused by or affecting another individual, usually of the same species. (12 Dec 1998) |
| social behaviour disorders | Behaviours which are at variance with the expected social norm and which affect other individuals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| social change | Social process whereby the values, attitudes, or institutions of society, such as education, family, religion, and industry become modified. It includes both the natural process and action programs initiated by members of the community. (12 Dec 1998) |