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Attention: The ability to focus in a sustained manner on a particular stimulus or activity. A disturbance in attention may be manifested by easy distractibility or difficulty in finishing tasks or in c . . . View Full Definition

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD): A lifelong developmental disability (with onset in infancy, childhood or adolescence) that affects a child's ability to concentrate and control impulses. A child who has ADD is not hyperacti . . . View Full Definition

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): A lifelong developmental disability (with onset in infancy, childhood or adolescence) that involves problems with attention span, impulse control, and activity level at home, at school or at . . . View Full Definition

Invasive Species: An introduced species that out-competes native species for space and resources. Scotch Broom is an invasive species that out-competes local vegetation and results in a monoculture, and hence . . . View Full Definition

Epilepsy: A disorder of the nervous system, characterized either by mild, episodic loss of attention or sleepiness (petittnal) or by severe convulsions with loss of consciousness (grand mal)

United Nations Conference On Trade And Development (UNCTAD): A UN agency that focuses attention on international economic relations and on measures that might be taken by developed countries to accelerate economic development in developing countries.

Interstitial: Being situated within a particular organ or tissue.

Urgent Care: When prompt medical attention is needed in a non-emergency situation, that's called 'urgent' care. Examples of urgent care needs include ear infections, sprains, high fevers, vomiting and ur . . . View Full Definition

Proband: Individual in a family who brought the family to medical attention.

Neglected Firm Effect: The tendency of firms that are neglected by security analysts to outperform firms that are the subject of considerable attention.