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A form of play that allows children to test their physical skills, emotional reactions, and ability to cope with different situations.  

A claim by the user of a product or procedure that it is effective. An individual’s personal recommendation of a product.  

A condition in which a person has the external genitals of a female, but the internal organs of a male. The development of female sex characteristics in a male. An affected individual is genetically male, with XY sex chromosomes, at the time of conception. Normally, in an XY fetus, male hormones called androgens cause male…

A procedure whereby men can detect abnormalities in their testicles when preformed every 6-8 weeks. A procedure for a man or boy to check his own testicles for cancer. Since testicular cancer often develops without symptoms, regular self- examination is a preventive measure that can catch the disease early, when it is most curable. Physicians…

A cross of a dominant with a homozygous recessive to determine whether the dominant is homozygous or heterozygous. Used as a test for linkage.  

A person who has made a will.  

The extent to which a hypothesis is amenable to systematic scientific study.  

The purification of water by using chemicals to remove phosphates and other compounds, and electrodialysis to remove dissolved salts, primary water treatment; secondary water treatment.  

The final stage of the syphilis infection characterized by a variety of symptoms depending upon the organs and tissues involved. When the brain is involved, an organic mental illness, general paresis results. Syphilis is treated with penicillin or other antibiotics.  

Controlling the progress of a disease and rehabilitating a person. Within an organizational stress intervention context, tertiary prevention refers to providing rehabilitation and recovery assistance to individuals who have developed mental or physical health conditions related to stress.