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Asynchronous growth means imbalanced growth, such as the growth that occurs during the early part of adolescence and causes many adolescents to appear gawky.
At risk refers to a state of vulnerability to a particular health problem by Virtue of heredity, health practices, or family environment.
Atavism refers to a concept used by Cesare Lombroso to suggest that criminals are physiological throwbacks to earlier stages of human evolution. This is a term derived from the Latin term
Deutsch: Atavistische Stigmata / Español: Estigmas Atávicos / Português: Estigmas Atavísticos / Français: Stigmates Ataviques / Italiano: Stigmi Atavici /
Atavistic Stigmata refers to a key element in early biological theories of criminality; physical characteristics, believed to represent an earlier stage of human evolution, which could be used to differentiate the criminal from normal people.
Atharva-Veda refers to the 700 B.C. Indian text that proposed that the soul was non-material and never died.
Atheromatous plaques refers to deposits of cholesterol and other lipids, connective tissue, and muscle tissue.