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A-S Scale abbreviation for Anti-Semitism Scale.

prefix not or without.

denoting conclusions derived from premises or principles: deducing from prior assumptions. Compare posterior.

A comparison that a researcher decides to make after the data have been collected and studied. This is usually done because the results…

Abilify A trade name for aripiprazole A recommended medicine for psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia and other types of disorders such as…

extreme restlessness characterized by an inability to sit or stand still and by fidgety movements or jitteriness, as well as a subjective…

Backward Reading reading letters or words in reverse order, for example, deb for bed, or Car my is this for This is my car.

Babor’s Type A–Type B distinction a two-part typology used to group substance abusers, particularly those who abuse alcohol, for research purposes and…

Babinski reflex the reflex occurring in a healthy infant in which the big toe extends upward and the other toes fan out…

Acarophobia n. a former name for delusional parasitosis. Its use was discontinued upon recognition that the condition does not involve a persistent and irrational…