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Natural environment type phobias refer to extreme fears of events or situations in the natural environment that cause impairment in one's ability to function normally.
Natural experiment refers to an experiment in which comparisons are made between pre-existing conditions or treatments .
Natural helping refers to the informal style of the untrained lay helper. Natural helpers rely on intuition, familiarity, natural responsiveness, and personal opinions. The four (4) different styles are: listener, analyzer, problem solver, and challenger.
Natural killer (NK) cell is defined as a type of lymphocyte that attacks invading organisms; type of leukocyte that destroys certain kinds of tumor cells and cells infected with viruses
Natural killer cells are cells that circulate in the body, playing a role in different immune responses and especially in destroying diseased cells by injecting them with toxic chemicals.
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- Natural language categories : Natural language categories are language terms that include a wide range of exemplars; most natural language categories are hierarchical in nature, as in animal; canine; dog
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