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Apnea index

Apnea index (AI) refers to a measure of the severity of sleep apnea; the number of apnea events per hour.

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Apnea index (AI)

Apnea index (AI) refers to a measure of the severity of sleep apnea; the number of Apnea events per hour.

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Apollonian aspect of human nature

Apollonian aspect of human nature is a term used which is according to Nietzsche, is that part of human beings that seeks order, tranquillity, and predictability.

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Apomorphine

Apomorphine is a type of drug that is being studied to treat severe Parkinson’s disease. It is made from morphine but does not actually contain morphine. It increases the levels of dopamine available in the brain.

Aponeurose

Deutsch: Aponeurose / Sehnenplatte / Español: Aponeurosis / Português: Aponeurose / Français: Aponévrose / Italiano: Aponeurosi

Aponeurose in the psychology context is not a psychological term per se, but a musculoskeletal structure with important implications in somatic psychology, body-oriented therapy, and trauma healing. It refers to a flat, sheet-like fibrous tissue that connects muscles to the structures they move—essentially, a strong connective tissue similar to a tendon.

Though anatomical in nature, aponeuroses are significant in psychosomatic approaches that recognize the body as an active participant in emotional and psychological processes.

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Apophyses

Apophyses are sites of muscle-tendon insertion in bones.

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Apoptosis

Apoptosis refers to developmental program by which a neuron kills itself at a certain age unless inhibited from doing so. Apoptosis is likewise, defined as cell death due to a programmed pattern of gene expression; a form of cell death in which certain enzymes activate to degrade DNA within the nucleus, resulting in cellular degeneration and loss.

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Apothecary

Apothecary means pharmacist

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