autopsy necropsy postmortem post-mortem PM postmortem examination post-mortem examination | an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease |
checkup medical checkup medical examination medical exam medical health check | a thorough physical examination, includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person |
diagnostic procedure diagnostic technique | a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis |
Gram's method Gram method Gram's procedure Gram's stain Gram stain | a staining technique used to classify bacteria, bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution, after being decolorized with alcohol and treated with safranine and washed in water, those that retain the gentian violet are Gram-positive and those that do not retain it are Gram-negative |
method acting method | an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed |
examination scrutiny | the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) |
examination testing | the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned |
split-brain technique | brain surgery on animals in which the corpus callosum (and sometimes the optic chiasm) is severed so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interrupted |
desensitization technique desensitisation technique desensitization procedure desensitisation procedure systematic desensitization systematic desensitisation | a technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxiety, client is exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished |
coitus interruptus withdrawal method withdrawal pulling out onanism | a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation |
contraception contraceptive method | birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery |
basal body temperature method of family planning basal body temperature method | natural family planning in which the fertile period of the woman's menstrual cycle is inferred by noting the rise in basal body temperature that typically occurs with ovulation |
ovulation method of family planning ovulation method | natural family planning in which the fertile period is inferred from changes in the character and quantity of cervical mucus, ovulation is marked by an increase in mucus that becomes sticky and then clearer and slippery |
rhythm method of birth control rhythm method rhythm calendar method of birth control calendar method | natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from daythrough day of her cycle) |
relaxation relaxation method | a method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a solution and then reducing the errors that result by successive approximations until all the errors are less than some specified amount |
whole-word method | teaching reading by training beginners to associate printed words with spoken words |
culture | the raising of plants or animals, the culture of oysters |
cranberry culture | the cultivation of cranberries |
drip culture | a hydroponic method of growing plants by allowing nutrient solutions to drip slowly onto an inert medium in which the plants are growing |
culture | (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar), the culture of cells in a Petri dish |
projective test projective device projective technique | any personality test designed to yield information about someone's personality on the basis of their unrestricted response to ambiguous objects or situations |
bank examination | an examination of the affairs and records of a bank by a state or federal bank examiner |
Air Force Research Laboratory AFRL | a United States Air Force defense laboratory responsible for discovering and developing and integrating fighting technologies for aerospace forces |
biology lab biology laboratory bio lab | a laboratory for biological research |
chemistry lab chemistry laboratory chem lab | a laboratory for research in chemistry |
defense laboratory | a laboratory devoted to research and development for national defense |
lab laboratory research lab research laboratory science lab science laboratory | a workplace for the conduct of scientific research |
lab bench laboratory bench | a workbench in a laboratory |
lab coat laboratory coat | a light coat worn to protect clothing from substances used while working in a laboratory |
Naval Research Laboratory NRL | the United States Navy's defense laboratory that conducts basic and applied research for the Navy in a variety of scientific and technical disciplines |
physics lab physics laboratory | a laboratory for research in physics |
space station space platform space laboratory | a manned artificial satellite in a fixed orbit designed for scientific research |
United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory US Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory USACIL | a defense laboratory of the Criminal Investigation Command, the United States Army's primary forensic laboratory in support of criminal intelligence |
proficiency technique | skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity, practice greatly improves proficiency |
method | a way of doing something, especially a systematic way, implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps) |
scientific method | a method of investigation involving observation and theory to test scientific hypotheses |
experimental method | the use of controlled observations and measurements to test hypotheses |
teaching method pedagogics pedagogy | the principles and methods of instruction |
Socratic method maieutic method | a method of teaching by question and answer, used by Socrates to elicit truths from his students |
method of choice | the best method to achieve a desired result |
technique | a practical method or art applied to some particular task |
culture shock | a condition of disorientation affecting someone who is suddenly exposed to an unfamiliar culture or way of life or set of attitudes |
culture | the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group |
mass culture | the culture that is widely disseminated via the mass media |
introspection selfontemplation self-examination | the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct |
examen examination | a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits) |
eclecticism eclectic method | making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style |
acculturation culture | all the knowledge and values shared by a society |
differential calculus method of fluxions | the part of calculus that deals with the variation of a function with respect to changes in the independent variable (or variables) by means of the concepts of derivative and differential |
statistical method statistical procedure | a method of analyzing or representing statistical data, a procedure for calculating a statistic |