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A slang term used to identify methamphetamine. A slang term for methamphetamine hydrochloride. Crank is a powerful CNS stimulant. The drug, also known as methamphetamine (a synthetic form of amphetamine), is often sniffed, inhaled, or injected. It is odorless; yellow or off-white in color; and sold in capsules, chunks, or crystals.  

The skeleton of the head. Includes all of the bones of the head except the mandible and the skeleton of the face. Skull; specifically the bony enclosure of the brain; it is composed of eight bones (frontal, occipital, sphenoid, ethmoid, two temporal, and two parietal). Bony structure that contains the brain. The part of the…

The twelve pairs of nerves passing from the brain directly to the tissues without traversing the spinal cord, spinal nerves. 12 pairs of nerves, each pair having sensory or motor functions, or both, that extend from the brain without passing through the spinal cord. (The eleventh pair arises from both the brain and the upper…

In labor relations, an organization of workers in a single craft.  

A grayish-yellow crusting condition that may appear in infants as a result of inadequate cleansing. A yellow deposit on the scalp of babies, caused by seborrhoea. Harmless, waxy, yellowish scales that develop on the scalp and forehead of infants, generally in their first year, a benign kind of skin disorder that is related to the…

Pediculosis. Body louse (Phthirus pubis) that infects the hair of the genital region and is often transmitted venereally. Street term for an illicit preparation of cocaine that is far more potent, addictive, and dangerous than the typical nasally inhaled powder form. Crack has precipitated strokes and heart attacks in young, previously healthy individuals, sometimes resulting…

A pair of small glands located in the lower abdomen of the male that secrete a lubricating fluid into the urethra upon sexual arousal and that contribute a small amount of fluid to the semen. Two glands at the base of the penis which secrete into the urethra. A pair of small glands that open…

A feudal doctrine adopted into English common law that asserted that after marriage, a woman must turn all her property and money over to her husband. During the 1800s, the laws in the United States gradually rescinded such custom.  

A behavior therapy technique whereby the person learns to associate negative feelings with the undesirable behavior by thinking of the negative associations.  

In research, an observation method whereby the observer becomes part of the situation in such a way that individuals are not aware they are being observed, covert behavior.