Author: Glossary

To mental processes in relation to the external environment. Concerning the mental connection with the outside world.  

The state of having more than two sets of chromosomes derived from different ancestral species.  

The state of having two or more sets of chromosomes derived from different ancestral species.  

Plastic surgery using inert materials or those obtained from a tissue bank (e.g., cornea, bone).  

The development of tissue at a location where that type of tissue would not normally occur.  

A change in form without a change in chemical constitution.  

A change in chemical constitution without a change in form.  

A speech defect or impairment, especially due to a brain lesion, in which words are spoken unintentionally or inappropriate words are substituted for appropriate ones.  

Passive or reflex movement; involuntary movement.  

A species of aerobic gram-positive bacteria often found in patients with otitis media with effusion.