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A graphic representation of a correlation.  

The cutting of the skin, often with multiple cuts, used in bleeding to expel “bad blood” or evil spirits. Scratching, making minute cuts on the surface of the skin, e.g. for a smallpox vaccination. The process of making a series of shallow cuts or scratches in the skin to allow a substance to penetrate the…

The prominent triangular ridge on the dorsal aspect of the scapula. An osseous plate projecting from the posterior surface of the scapula.  

The flat triangular shaped bone in the back of the shoulder. One of two large flat bones covering the top part of the back. Scapulae, either of a pair of large, flat, triangular bones that form the back part of the shoulder girdle. The scapula articulates with the clavicle (collarbone) and overhangs the glenoid cavity…

The belief that one’s own feelings of guilt and suffering can be transferred to some other per¬ son or group, thereby relieving oneself of personal stress or pressures.  

The directing of displaced hostility toward another person or group.  

A sequence of incrementally more intimate sexual acts that are followed by people within a particular culture.  

A relearning method.  

The feeling of pleasure that accompanies and follows sexual climax, sexual response cycle.  

A sexual dysfunction in which people do not feel satisfied or pleasured as a result of sexual acts.