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Budding or blastogenesis is a type of asexual reproduction in which a new organism develops from an outgrowth or bud due to cell division at one particular site. For example, the small bulb-like projection coming out from the yeast cell is known as a bud.
Thelarche, also known as breast budding, is the onset of secondary breast development, often representing the beginning of pubertal development. [1] It is the stage at which male and female breasts differentiate due to variance in hormone levels; however, some males have a condition in which they develop breasts, termed gynecomastia .
The conditions at which this organism exists as a yeast (commensal) occur when the temperature is less than 30°C, pH is less than 7, serum is absent, and nitrogen is abundant. The conditions at which this organism occurs as hyphae (pathogenic) are when the temperature is 37°C, pH is greater than 7, serum is present, and nitrogen is limiting.
Budding is the formation of a new organism by the protrusion of part of another organism. Budding may also refer to: Production of buds by plants; Apocrine secretion from cells; Budding (grafting), a technique for propagating plants such as fruit trees; Shield budding, a method used for tree budding; Budding (surname)
This glossary covers terms found in the psychiatric literature; the word origins are primarily Greek, but there are also Latin, French, German, and English terms. Many of these terms refer to expressions dating from the early days of psychiatry in Europe; some are deprecated, and thus are of historic interest.
Gemmules are resistant to desiccation (drying out), freezing, and anoxia (lack of oxygen) and can lie around for long periods of time.Gemmules are analogous to a bacterium's endospore and are made up of amoebocytes surrounded by a layer of spicules and can survive conditions that would kill adult sponges.
In philosophy and psychology, an alief is an automatic or habitual belief-like attitude, particularly one that is in tension with a person's explicit beliefs. [1] For example, a person standing on a transparent balcony may believe that they are safe, but alieve that they are in danger .
Maladjustment is a term used in psychology to refer the "inability to react successfully and satisfactorily to the demand of one's environment". [1] The term maladjustment can be referred to a wide range of social, biological and psychological conditions. [2] Maladjustment can be both intrinsic or extrinsic.