| phase space | (physics) an ideal space in which the coordinate dimensions represent the variables that are required to describe a system or substance, a multidimensional phase space |
phase I clinical trial
phase I | a clinical trial on a few persons to determine the safety of a new drug or invasive medical device, for drugs, dosage or toxicity limits should be obtained |
phase II clinical trial
phase II | a clinical trial on more persons than in phase I, intended to evaluate the efficacy of a treatment for the condition it is intended to treat, possible side effects are monitored |
phase III clinical trial
phase III | a large clinical trial of a treatment or drug that in phase I and phase II has been shown to be efficacious with tolerable side effects, after successful conclusion of these clinical trials it will receive formal approval from the FDA |
phase IV clinical trial
phase IV | sometimes the FDA approves a drug for general use but requires the manufacturer to continue to monitor its effects, during this phase the drug may be tried on slightly different patient populations than those studied in earlier trials |
preclinical trial
preclinical test
preclinical phase | a laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on animal subjects, conducted to gather evidence justifying a clinical trial |
| motor control | control of muscles |
| phase-out | the act or instance of a planned discontinuation |
stepper
high stepper | a horse trained to lift its feet high off the ground while walking or trotting |
automobile horn
car horn
motor horn
horn hooter | a device on an automobile for making a warning noise |
camper
camping bus
motor home | a recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while traveling |
diesel
diesel engine
diesel motor | an internalombustion engine that burns heavy oil |
| electric motor | a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work |
| motor | machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion |
motor hotel
motor inn
motor lodge
tourist court
court | a hotel for motorists, provides direct access from rooms to parking area |
motor scooter
scooter | a wheeled vehicle with small wheels and a low-powered gasoline engine geared to the rear wheel |
motor vehicle
automotive vehicle | a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails |
outboard motor
outboard | internalombustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat |
power mower
motor mower | a lawn mower powered by a gasoline motor |
PT boat
mosquito boat
mosquito craft
motor torpedo boat | a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat, P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat |
starter starter motor
starting motor | an electric motor for starting an engine |
stepper
stepping motor | a motor (especially an electric motor) that moves or rotates in small discrete steps |
| synchronous motor | electric motor in which the speed of rotation is proportional to the frequency of the A.C. power |
| wiper motor | electric motor that moves the windshield wiper |
| phase | (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun), the full phase of the moon |
end-plate
endplate
motor end plate | the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle |
motor neuron
efferent neuron
motor nerve fiber
motoneuron | a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord |
motor nerve
efferent nerve
efferent | a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands |
motor fiber
efferent fiber | a nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the muscles or glands |
motor area
motor region
motor cortex
Rolando's area
excitable area | the cortical area that influences motor movements |
pyramidal tract
pyramidal motor system
corticospinal tract | any of the important motor nerves on each side of the central nervous system that run from the sensorimotor areas of the cortex through the brainstem to motor neurons of the cranial nerve nuclei and the ventral root of the spinal cord |
motor memory
muscle memory | your memory for motor skills |
phase modulation
PM | modulation of the phase of the carrier wave |
| motor pool | a fleet of military vehicles controlled by a single agency and available for use as needed |
Detroit
Motor City
Motown | the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port, center of the United States automobile industry, located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor |
| motor | a nonspecific agent that imparts motion, happiness is the aim of all men and the motor of all action |
hoofer
stepper | a professional dancer |
phase change
phase transition
state change
physical change | a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition |
| phase of cell division | a stage in meiosis or mitosis |
ataxia
ataxy
dyssynergia
motor ataxia | inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements, unsteady movements and staggering gait |
motor aphasia
Broca's aphasia
ataxic aphasia
expressive aphasia
nonfluent aphasia | aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired |
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy | a form of neuropathy that can begin between childhood and young adulthood, characterized by weakness and atrophy of the muscles of the hands and lower legs, progression is slow and individuals affected can have a normal life span, inheritance is X-linked recessive or X-linked dominant |
phase
form | (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system, matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary, the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system |
dispersed phase
dispersed particles | (of colloids) a substance in the colloidal state |
dispersing phase
dispersion medium
dispersing medium | (of colloids) a substance in which another is colloidally dispersed |
| motor oil | oil used to lubricate the moving parts of a motor |
anal stage
anal phase | (psychoanalysis) the second sexual and social stage of a child's development during which bowel control is learned |
genital stage
genital phase | (psychoanalysis) the fifth sexual and social stage in a person's development occurring during adolescence, interest focuses on sexual activity |
latency stage
latency phase
latency period | (psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age or until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities |
oral stage
oral phase | (psychoanalysis) the first sexual and social stage of an infant's development, the mouth is the focus of the libido and satisfaction comes from suckling and chewing and biting |