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Altruistic personality refers to
the aspects of a person's makeup that are said to make him or her likely to help others in a wide variety of situations

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Altruistic punishment refers to the finding that people will sometimes sacrifice their own gain for the betterment of all, by punishing people who cheat the system

Altruistic suicide refers to a type of suicide committed by people who believe that taking their own lives will benefit society. Altruistic suicide is undertaken on behalf of one's social group ; a sociological category in which suicide is said to arise from an over-involvement or over-integration of an individual into his or her society

Altruistic surrender refers to an ego-defence mechanism postulated by Anna Freud by which a person internalizes the values of another person and lives his or her life in accordance with those values.

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Alveolar refers to consonant articulated at the alveolar ridge, such as the D in the word "dog".

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Alveolar ventilation (VA) refers to the volume of gas that reaches the alveolar region of the lung.

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Alveoli refer to microscopic air sacs located in the lung where gas exchange occurs between respiratory gases and the blood. They are small, saclike structures at the end of the bronchioles; the site of oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange; where the airways (bronchi) that branch into smaller and smaller bronchioles end.

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Deutsch: Alzheimer / Español: Alzheimer / Português: Alzheimer / Français: Alzheimer / Italiano: Alzheimer

Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurological disorder that primarily affects cognitive functioning, leading to severe memory loss, impaired thinking skills, and changes in behavior and personality. It is one of the most common forms of senility among the elderly; involves a progressive loss of memory and other cognitive functions.

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