Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

An ever-changing condition in which one attempts to minimize the risks of injury, illness, death, or property damage to maximize success. The probability that use of a particular drug, device or medical procedure will not cause unintended or unanticipated hurt, disease or injury. Safety is, in this context, a relative concept which must be balanced…

The point at which an oxygen cylinder should be replaced to avoid totally depleting its contents. The standard is 200 psi.  

The interval of the menstrual cycle when the female is presumably not ovulating rhythm method. The time during the menstrual cycle, when conception is not likely to occur, and sexual intercourse can take place, used as a method of contraception. Time in a woman’s menstrual cycle during which conception is least likely to occur, usually…

A combination of sadism and masochism, often involving the acting out of elaborate fantasies. Abnormal condition characterized by both sadism and masochism; in it pleasure is derived both from inflicting. Sexual pleasure related to both sadism and masochism. The inclination or habit of finding sexual gratification through the administration of pain and the receipt of…

A relatively common procedure used in labor to anesthetize the area of the women’s body that would touch a saddle.  

Pertaining to the joint and ligaments between the sacrum and the ilium. An area that is a common site for lower back pain. Referring to the sacrum and the ilium. To the joint in the pelvis where the sacrum and iliac bones join.  

A religious, spiritual view, scientific ideology; secular ideology.  

The finely fused vertebrae that constitute the sacrum.  

The lower part of the spinal cord that communicates with the genital area and controls the erection reflex.  

The triangular bone at the lower end of the spine. Referring to the sacrum.