Acquired Aging: Gaining the characteristics commonly associated with growing older or aging, but are usually caused by living an immobile life. To prevent acquired aging people need to stay active.

 

Related Words

Acquired Aging: Gaining the characteristics commonly associated with growing older or aging, but are usually caused by living an immobile life. To prevent acquired aging people need to stay active.

Inheritance Of Acquired Characteristics: Lamarcks view that features acquired during an organisms lifetime would be passed on to succeeding generations, leading to inheritable change in species over time.

Interactive Messaging: Short Message Service that allows users to send alphanumeric messages from their wireless handset to other wireless handsets or to email addresses. Interactive Messaging also allows the user . . . View Full Definition

Imaging: Imaging describes the extent to which an audio system reproduces the directional cues that enable the listener to locate the instruments and vocalists as they were positioned during recordin . . . View Full Definition

Hospital Acquired Infection: Nosocomial infections are infections which are a result of treatment in a hospital or a healthcare service unit, but secondary to the patient's original condition.

Gaging Station: A facility on a stream, lake, canal, reservoir or other water body where instruments are installed to automatically monitor the water. Measurments such as stage, discharge, water temperature . . . View Full Definition

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): Medical imaging technique (like X-rays and ultrasound) allowing physicians to see images of tissues. It is often used to examine the brain or spine.

Managing Underwriter: The leading firm in an underwriting group, which originates the deal and acts as an agent for the group.

Wireless Instant Messaging (WIM): Bridges the gap between wired and wireless networks. WIM seamlessly allows a desktop user to instantly send a message to a handset.

Soundstaging: A stereo or home theater system's ability to present music, dialogue, and other sounds as taking place within a physical space with definite width, height, and depth. The individual vocal an . . . View Full Definition