Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Institutional marriage
A marriage that conforms to society’s expectations and standards.
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Institutionalism
A patient’s gradual acceptance to the authority of the institution to a point where apathy and unquestioned acceptance exists.
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Institutional care
Medical care provided by hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, and nursing homes.
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Institution
An organization that has a special mandate, certain prescribed procedures for processing people or services, and serves a well-defined population. A place where people are cared for, e.g. a hospital or clinic, especially a psychiatric hospital or children’s home.
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Institute of society, ethics and life sciences
Founded in 1969 and consists of leading authorities in biology, medicine, philosophy, law, and the social and behavioral sciences.
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Instillation
An abortion technique in which a foreign substance is injected into the uterus to induce labor. The process of putting a liquid in drop by drop. Liquid put in drop by drop. The application of liquid medication drop by drop, as into the eye. Slowly pouring or dropping a liquid into a cavity or onto…
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Instigation
That which sets the occasion for behavior.
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In statu quo
In the situation that existed previously.
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In-state student
A legal resident of a state for the purposes of calculating tuition at a school or college.
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Inspissated
Thickened by evaporation or absorption of fluid. Referring to a liquid which is thickened by removing water from it. Made less liquid or viscous due to thickening or drying.
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