| SDS | same day surgery; school dental services; self-rating depression scale; sensory deprivation syndrome... |
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| SP | sacroposterior; sacrum to pubis; salivary progesterone; schizotypal personality; semi-private [room]... |
| cultural deprivation | The absence of certain expected and acceptable cultural phenomena in the environment which results in the failure of the individual to communicate and respond in the most appropriate manner within the context of society. Language acquisition and language use are commonly used in assessing this concept. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| psychosocial deprivation | The absence of appropriate stimuli in the physical or social environment which are necessary for the emotional, social, and intellectual development of the individual. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sensory deprivation | The absence or restriction of the usual external sensory stimuli to which the individual responds. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sleep deprivation | The condition of being deprived of sleep either under experimental or under unusual real life conditions, as distinguished from being unable to sleep. (12 Dec 1998) |
| deprivation | The loss or absence of parts, organs, powers or things that are needed. Origin: L. De = from, privare = to remove (18 Nov 1997) |
| oxygen deprivation theory of narcosis | That narcotics inhibit oxidation, which causes the cell to be narcotised. (05 Mar 2000) |
| emotional deprivation | Lack of adequate and appropriate interpersonal or environmental experiences, or both, usually in the early developmental years. (05 Mar 2000) |
| food deprivation | The withholding of food in a structured experimental situation. (12 Dec 1998) |