| SO | salpingo-oophorectomy; Schlatter-Osgood [test]; second opinion; sex offender; spheno-occipital [sync... |
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| SR | sarcoplasmic reticulum; saturation recovery; scanning radiometer; screen; secretion rate; sedimentat... |
| SRO | sex-ratio organism; single room occupancy; smallest region of overlap; Steele-Richardson-Olszewski [... |
| SRS | schizophrenic residual state; sex reassignment surgery; Silver-Russell syndrome; simple repeat seque... |
| SSBG | sex steroid-binding globulin; social services block grant |
| SLD | Sex-linked dwarf |
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| SLRL | Sex-linked recessive lethal |
| TSD | Temperature-dependent sex determination |
| sex preselection | Methods for control of genetic sex of offspring. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| sex ratio | The number of males per 100 females. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sex reversal | A process whereby the sexual identity of an individual is changed from one sex to the other (e.g., by a combination of surgical, pharmacologic, and psychiatric procedures); it may also occur in the life history of pseudohermaphroditic individuals whose sex at birth was uncertain; initially reared as members of one gender or sex role, such individuals may, upon subsequent medical examination and advice, be reared thereafter as members of the opposite gender or sex role. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sex reversal, gonadal | Change from one sex to another with regard to gonadal development; may be induced or occurs naturally in some invertebrates. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sex role | The degree to which an individual acts out a stereotypical masculine or feminine role in everyday behaviour. Compare: gender role. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sex skin | The skin of the genital regions of the Macaca mulatta and other primates which becomes hyperaemic during estrus; at the same time the dermis becomes gelatinous and the epidermis thickened. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sex steroid-binding globulin | A protein that transports 65% of the testosterone in plasma. Synonym: sex steroid-binding globulin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adaptive behaviour | Any behaviour that enables an organism to adjust to a particular situation or environment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adaptive behaviour scales | A behavioural assessment device to quantify the levels of skills of mentally retarded and developmentally delayed individuals in interacting with the environment; consists of three developmentally related factors: 1) personal self-sufficiency, e.g., eating, dressing; 2) community self-sufficiency, e.g., shopping, communicating; 3) personal and social responsibility, e.g., use of leisure time, job performance. See: intelligence. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adient behaviour | Animal searching behaviour. The variable introductory phase of an instinctive behaviour pattern or sequence, e.g., looking for food, or sequential courtship patterns prior to mating. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adolescent behaviour | Any observable response or action of an adolescent. (12 Dec 1998) |
| agonistic behaviour | Any behaviour associated with conflict between two individuals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ambient behaviour | <psychology> The movement of an organism away from a certain type of stimulus, such as electric shock. Compare: appetitive behaviour. Synonym: ambient behaviour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appetitive behaviour | Animal searching behaviour. The variable introductory phase of an instinctive behaviour pattern or sequence, e.g., looking for food, or sequential courtship patterns prior to mating. (12 Dec 1998) |
| aversive behaviour | <psychology> The movement of an organism away from a certain type of stimulus, such as electric shock. Compare: appetitive behaviour. Synonym: ambient behaviour. (05 Mar 2000) |