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A chemical substance that affects the flavor of tobacco smoke.  

An elongated pouch or diverticulum of the intestine.  

A body type identified by Kretschmer whose temperament was supposed to be cyclothymic leptosome. To a body type characterized by roundness of the extremities, stockiness, large chest and abdomen, and tendency to obesity.  

The use of subtle, often unconscious cues to create in others what one expects to find. Alternate name for the result of a self-fulfilling prophecy.  

A generalized severe blood poisoning. Blood poisoning by pus-forming bacteria released from an abscess; abscesses may develop in various parts of the body. Blood poisoning by pus-forming bacteria released from an abscess. Widespread formation of abscesses may develop, with fatal results. A form of septicemia due to the presence of pus-forming organisms in the blood,…

Inflammation of the outlet of the kidney or of the pelvis. Inflammation of the pelvis of the kidney (the part of the kidney from which urine drains into the ureter). This is usually caused by a bacterial infection, which may develop in any condition causing obstruction to the flow of urine. The patient experiences pain…

The shift in the relative brightness of colors that occurs with the shift from rod to cone vision.  

In education, the influence of the puritans over the schools of New England during the Colonial period.  

The use of vomiting or laxative to remove undigested food from the body. Elimination of food through self-induced vomiting, laxatives, diuretics, or fasting. To evacuate the bowels by means of a cathartic. To trigger the emptying of the bowels; a substance that induces bowel movements.  

Pertaining to basic research.