Glossary P

Poltergeist is defined as a ghost that manifests itself by noises, rappings, and the creation of disorder.

Polyamorist refers to a man, woman, or couple who openly exchanges sexual partners.

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Polyamory is a neologism which denotes the concept of "multiple loves." It has been independently coined by several people; one instance was Jennifer Wesp, who created the Usenet newsgroup alt.polyamory in 1992.

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Polyandry is defined as the condition or practice of having more than one husband at one time.

Polychronic activity means doing more than one activity or behavior at a time

Polydrug use refers to the same person’s regular use of more than one drug

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Polygamy is defined as the practice or condition of men or women marrying or having more than one partner or spouse at one time.

Polygenic refers to a model of inheritance in which more than one gene participates in the process of determining a given characteristic. Polygenic is also defined as a combination of many genes each of which makes a small contribution to an inherited trait of an individual Polygenic also pertains to two (2) or more genes; resulting from many genes as opposed to Monogenic. An example is Eye color. It is Polygenic which is determined by a number of genes.