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Polygraph

Polygraph refers to a mechanical device used to measure and record people's physiological responses, such as heart rate, blood pressure, circulation respiration, and galvanic skin response. It is a devide used to detect deception in crime suspects. When Polygraph or Polygraph machine is used in "lie detection", the Polygraph Operators attempt to tell if someone is lying by observing how that person responds physiologically while answering questions Polygraph is commonly called a Lie Detector

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Polygraph Detection Test

Polygraph Detection Test refers to an electronic test intended to determine honesty by measuring an individual"s physiological changes after being asked questions.

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Polygraph Test

Polygraph Test refers to an examination which is based on an assumption that there is an interaction between the mind and body and is conducted by various components or the sensors of

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Polygyny

Polygyny refers to the Condition or practice of having more than one wife at one time.

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Polymerase Chain Reaction

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) refers to a technique in molecular genetics that permits the analysis of any short sequence of DNA (or RNA) even in samples containing only minute quantities of DNA or RNA. PCR is used to reproduce (amplify) selected sections of DNA or RNA for analysis.

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Polymicrogyria

Polymicrogyria refers to a Congenital disorder that can be traced to a disruption of the structure of the developing brain during the fifth to sixth month of gestation. As a consequence of this disruption, the gyri fail to develop appropriately.

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Polymorphous perverse

Polymorphous perverse refers to Freud's term for the infant's indiscriminate, undifferentiated sexuality.

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Polyonymous

Polyonymous means having or known by many names. [

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