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Sexology
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Sexology The totality of characteristics of structures and functions differentiating the male from the female organism. It includes sexology, the study of the differences and interactions between the sexes. It does not include various sexual factors in epidemiology and statistics or the role of the sexes or differences in behavior, psychology, and sociology.
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Female
The traditional definition of female was "an individual of the sex that bears young" or "that produces ova or eggs". However, things are not so simple today. Female can be defined by physical appearance, by chromosome constitution (see Female chromosome complement), or by gender identification. Female chromosome complement: The large majority of females have a 46, XX chromosome complement (46 chromosomes including two X chromosomes). A minority of females have other chromosome constitutions such as 45,X (45 chromosomes including only one X chromosome) and 47,XXX (47 chromosomes including three X chromosomes).
Organism
A living thing, such as an animal, a plant, a bacterium, or a fungus.
Sexology
The totality of characteristics of structures and functions differentiating the male from the female organism. It includes sexology, the study of the differences and interactions between the sexes. It does not include various sexual factors in epidemiology and statistics or the role of the sexes or differences in behavior, psychology, and sociology.
Sexual
Pertaining to sex or, more particularly, the stimulation, responsiveness, and functions of the sex organs either alone or with one or more partners.
Epidemiology
Study of the incidence of disease in a population.
Statistics
Systematic collection, classification, and mathematical compilation of evidence or information with respect to its amount, range, frequency, or prevalence.
Psychology
The scientific study of mental processes and behavior.
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Sexophobia
Dread or fear of the sex organs and of whatever pertains to them
Sexosophy
The body of knowledge that compromises the philosophy, principles, and knowledge that people have about their own personally experienced eroticism and sexuality and that of other people, singly and collectively. It includes values, personal and shared, and it encompasses culturally transmitted value systems. Its subdivisions are historical, regional, ethnic, religious, and developmental or life span.
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Stereopsis
Also known as depth perception. The separation between the eyes provides for slightly different views of an object by each eye. The brain for the purpose of telling the location of an object in 3D space uses this difference in views between the eyes or disparity.
Strabismus
Misaligned eyes. See exotropia, esotropia and hyperopia.
Stargardt’s disease
Also called Juvenile macular degeneration. Early in the course of the disease the retina may look normal to the eye doctor. Later in the disease process, there is a total loss of the RPE and photoreceptors in the macula. Disease progression is rapid leading to a central scotoma, reduced central vision leading to legal blindness and some loss of color vision by the age of 20 years. Patients sometime become photophobic. No treatment is available. Also see dominant progressive foveal dystrophy.
Sex pheromones
Pheromones that elicit sexual attraction or mating behavior usually in members of the opposite sex in the same species.
Sex steroid binding protein
A glycoprotein migrating as a beta-globulin. The protein binds testosterone, dihydrotestosterone, and estradiol in the plasma
Sexology
Sezary Syndrome
A form of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma manifested by generalized exfoliative erythroderma, intense pruritus, peripheral lymphadenopathy, and abnormal hyperchromatic mononuclear cells in the skin, lymph nodes, and peripheral blood.
Setariasis
Infection with nematodes of the genus SETARIA. This condition is usually seen in cattle and equines and is of little pathogenic significance, although migration of the worm to the eye may lead to blindness.
Sevin
A carbamate insecticide and parasiticide. It is a potent anticholinesterase agent belonging to the carbamate group of reversible cholinesterase inhibitors. It has a particularly low toxicity from dermal absorption and is used for control of head lice in some countries.
Sethotope
Diagnostic aid in pancreas function determination.
Social alienation
The state of estrangement individuals feel in cultural settings that they view as foreign, unpredictable, or unacceptable.
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Female
The traditional definition of female was "an individual of the sex that bears young" or "that produces ova or eggs". However, things are not so simple today. Female can be defined by physical appearance, by chromosome constitution (see Female chromosome complement), or by gender identification. Female chromosome complement: The large majority of females have a 46, XX chromosome complement (46 chromosomes including two X chromosomes). A minority of females have other chromosome constitutions such as 45,X (45 chromosomes including only one X chromosome) and 47,XXX (47 chromosomes including three X chromosomes).
Organism
A living thing, such as an animal, a plant, a bacterium, or a fungus.
Sexology
The totality of characteristics of structures and functions differentiating the male from the female organism. It includes sexology, the study of the differences and interactions between the sexes. It does not include various sexual factors in epidemiology and statistics or the role of the sexes or differences in behavior, psychology, and sociology.
Sexual
Pertaining to sex or, more particularly, the stimulation, responsiveness, and functions of the sex organs either alone or with one or more partners.
Epidemiology
Study of the incidence of disease in a population.
Statistics
Systematic collection, classification, and mathematical compilation of evidence or information with respect to its amount, range, frequency, or prevalence.
Psychology
The scientific study of mental processes and behavior.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Sexophobia
Dread or fear of the sex organs and of whatever pertains to them
Sexosophy
The body of knowledge that compromises the philosophy, principles, and knowledge that people have about their own personally experienced eroticism and sexuality and that of other people, singly and collectively. It includes values, personal and shared, and it encompasses culturally transmitted value systems. Its subdivisions are historical, regional, ethnic, religious, and developmental or life span.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Stereopsis
Also known as depth perception. The separation between the eyes provides for slightly different views of an object by each eye. The brain for the purpose of telling the location of an object in 3D space uses this difference in views between the eyes or disparity.
Strabismus
Misaligned eyes. See exotropia, esotropia and hyperopia.
Stargardt’s disease
Also called Juvenile macular degeneration. Early in the course of the disease the retina may look normal to the eye doctor. Later in the disease process, there is a total loss of the RPE and photoreceptors in the macula. Disease progression is rapid leading to a central scotoma, reduced central vision leading to legal blindness and some loss of color vision by the age of 20 years. Patients sometime become photophobic. No treatment is available. Also see dominant progressive foveal dystrophy.
Sex pheromones
Pheromones that elicit sexual attraction or mating behavior usually in members of the opposite sex in the same species.
Sex steroid binding protein
A glycoprotein migrating as a beta-globulin. The protein binds testosterone, dihydrotestosterone, and estradiol in the plasma
Sexology
Sezary Syndrome
A form of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma manifested by generalized exfoliative erythroderma, intense pruritus, peripheral lymphadenopathy, and abnormal hyperchromatic mononuclear cells in the skin, lymph nodes, and peripheral blood.
Setariasis
Infection with nematodes of the genus SETARIA. This condition is usually seen in cattle and equines and is of little pathogenic significance, although migration of the worm to the eye may lead to blindness.
Sevin
A carbamate insecticide and parasiticide. It is a potent anticholinesterase agent belonging to the carbamate group of reversible cholinesterase inhibitors. It has a particularly low toxicity from dermal absorption and is used for control of head lice in some countries.
Sethotope
Diagnostic aid in pancreas function determination.
Social alienation
The state of estrangement individuals feel in cultural settings that they view as foreign, unpredictable, or unacceptable.
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