Category: U

Underpronation is insufficient outward roll of the foot on contact with the ground.  

Founded in Korea in 1954 by the Reverend Sun Myung Moon, espousing millennial and messianic doctrines plus some revelations that Moon claims to be received direct from God. It is also known as the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity, and its members as “Moonies.” The movement quickly started to spread and…

The study of the group of phenomena classed as unidentified flying objects (UFOs). The idea that strange objects seen in the sky might be a significant phenomenon for study arose out of the flying-saucer craze that began in 1947. Most cases could be explained away as misperceptions of natural objects or frauds, but those who…

Israeli self-styled psychic. Soon after serving an obligatory period in the Israeli army, Geller developed a magic act. He claimed that his apparently magical powers were not produced by the usual stage illusionist’s methods trickery, misdirection, and/or deception but were evidence of ESP that he was psychic and had paranormal powers. Andrija Henry Puharich witnessed…

Body weight value used to compare a person’s current weight with his or her own baseline weight. The UBW may be a more realistic goal than the ideal body weight for some individuals.  

A sound wave of greater frequency than 20 kHz. These waves do not produce sound audible to the human ear.  

An arbitrary designation of radio waves of a wavelength of less than 1 m.  

In the embryo, a pair of veins bringing oxygenated blood to the developing heart from the placenta. During development, the right umbilical vein disappears. The left umbilical vein then carries all the oxygenated blood from the placenta via the umbilical cord to the fetus. As the embryonic liver develops, the umbilical vein persists alongside it…

A vein that drains blood from he forearm and the hand and joins the brachial vein.  

Varicosity of the veins of the ovarian (pampiniform) plexus and the uterine plexus of the broad ligament.