Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

In personality theory, any position that views people as members of categories rather than as points on a set of dimensions.  

In epidemiology, failure to reject a null hypothesis that is really false, Type I error.  

In epidemiology, rejection of the null hypothesis that is really true, Type II error.  

Characterized by people who are relaxed, relatively free of pressure, and not overly aggressive type A behavior, type B personality.  

Exhibited by people who are competitive, rushed, aggressive, and overcommitted to their work, type B behavior, type A personality.  

Noninsulin-dependent diabetes. (Formerly called noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus or adultonset diabetes), the disorder is characterized by high blood glucose in the context of insulin resistance and relative insulin deficiency in which insulin is available but cannot be properly utilized. The type of diabetes mellitus in which cells throughout the body lose some or most of their…

A form of diabetes generally seen for the first time in childhood or adolescence. (Formerly known as juvenile onset diabetes), caused by deficiency of the pancreatic hormone insulin as a result of destruction of insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas. Lack of insulin causes an increase of fasting blood glucose that begins to appear in…

A sterilization process carried out on three consecutive days by exposure to moist steam at 100°C. Sterilization of fluids (culture media especially) by 3 daily exposures to free steam at 100°C for 20-45 minutes. The method is reserved for media (e.g., carbohydrate) liable to decomposition at higher temperatures. All vegetative bacteria are killed by the…

The membrane separating the outer and middle ear. The eardrum (tympanic membrane). The tympanum consists of a membrane in the ear canal between the outer ear and the middle ear. The eardrum resembles the head of a tiny drum. Sound waves cause the tympanum to vibrate. These vibrations stimulate the eighth cranial nerve, which transmits…

Calluses.