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Aphrodisiac refers to a substance (usually food, such as oyster, chocolate, strawberry) that increases, or is believed to increase, a person’s sexual desire.

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Deutsch: Apnoe / Español: Apnea / Português: Apneia / Français: Apnée / Italiano: Apnea

Apnea refers to a gap or pause in breathing, temporary absence of breathing or prolonged respiratory failure and transient cessation of respiration whether normal (as in hibernating animals) or abnormal (as that caused by certain drugs).

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Apnea index (AI) refers to a measure of the severity of sleep apnea; the number of apnea events per hour.

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Apnea index (AI) refers to a measure of the severity of sleep apnea; the number of Apnea events per hour.

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Apollonian aspect of human nature is a term used which is according to Nietzsche, is that part of human beings that seeks order, tranquillity, and predictability.

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Apomorphine is a type of drug that is being studied to treat severe Parkinson’s disease. It is made from morphine but does not actually contain morphine. It increases the levels of dopamine available in the brain.

Deutsch: Aponeurose / Sehnenplatte / Español: Aponeurosis / Português: Aponeurose / Français: Aponévrose / Italiano: Aponeurosi

Aponeurose in the psychology context is not a psychological term per se, but a musculoskeletal structure with important implications in somatic psychology, body-oriented therapy, and trauma healing. It refers to a flat, sheet-like fibrous tissue that connects muscles to the structures they move—essentially, a strong connective tissue similar to a tendon.

Though anatomical in nature, aponeuroses are significant in psychosomatic approaches that recognize the body as an active participant in emotional and psychological processes.

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Apophyses are sites of muscle-tendon insertion in bones.

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