(hydrostatics) the volume of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the volume of the displaced fluid
principle of superposition
Noun
the displacement of any point due to the superposition of wave systems is equal to the sum of the displacements of the individual waves at that point
principle of superposition
Noun
(geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest
perinatology
Noun
the branch of obstetrics concerned with the anatomy and physiology and diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the mother and the fetus or newborn baby during late pregnancy and childbirth and the puerperium
probability theory
Noun
the branch of applied mathematics that deals with probabilities
pharmacology
Noun
the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects
pharmacological medicine
Noun
the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects
pharmaceutics
Noun
the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines,
pharmacokinetics
Noun
the study of the action of drugs in the body: method and rate of excretion
posology
Noun
the pharmacological determination of appropriate doses of drugs and medicines
psychopharmacology
Noun
the study of drugs that affect the mind
psychiatry
Noun
the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
psychopathology
Noun
the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
psychopathology
Noun
the branch of psychology concerned with abnormal behavior
psychological medicine
Noun
the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
primatology
Noun
the branch of zoology that studies primates
psychotherapeutics
Noun
the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods
protozoology
Noun
the branch of zoology that studies protozoans
paleontology
Noun
the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains
palaeontology
Noun
the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains
paleoanthropology
Noun
the scientific study of human fossils
palaeoanthropology
Noun
the scientific study of human fossils
proportional sample
Noun
the population is divided into strata and a random sample is taken from each stratum
phrenology
Noun
a now abandoned study of the shape of skull as indicative of the strengths of different faculties
paleobotany
Noun
the study of fossil plants
palaeobotany
Noun
the study of fossil plants
phycology
Noun
the branch of botany that studies algae
physiological anatomy
Noun
the study of anatomy in its relation to function
pteridology
Noun
the branch of botany that studies ferns
paleodendrology
Noun
the branch of paleobotany that studies fossil trees
pathology
Noun
the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases
pathology
Noun
any deviation from a healthy or normal condition
pediatrics
Noun
the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children
paediatrics
Noun
the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children
pediatric medicine
Noun
the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children
pedology
Noun
the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children
podiatry
Noun
the branch of medicine concerned with the feet
proctology
Noun
the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the colon or rectum or anus
periodontics
Noun
the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the gums and other structures around the teeth
periodontia
Noun
the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the gums and other structures around the teeth
prosthetics
Noun
the branch of medicine dealing with the production and use of artificial body parts
prosthodontics
Noun
the branch of dentistry dealing with the replacement of teeth and related mouth or jaw structures by artificial devices
partial correlation
Noun
a correlation between two variables when the effects of one or more related variables are removed
prosthodontia
Noun
the branch of dentistry dealing with the replacement of teeth and related mouth or jaw structures by artificial devices
positive correlation
Noun
a correlation in which large values of one variable are associated with large values of the other and small with small
product-moment correlation coefficient
Noun
the most commonly used method of computing a correlation coefficient between variables that are linearly related
phytology
Noun
the branch of biology that studies plants
pomology
Noun
the branch of botany that studies and cultivates fruits
phi coefficient
Noun
an index of the relation between any two sets of scores that can both be represented on ordered binary dimensions (e.g., male-female)
phi correlation
Noun
an index of the relation between any two sets of scores that can both be represented on ordered binary dimensions (e.g., male-female)