Attachment
111History of attachment theory — Attachment theory, originating in the work of John Bowlby, is a psychological, evolutionary and ethological theory that provides a descriptive and explanatory framework for understanding interpersonal relationships between human beings. In order… …
112semiprecision attachment — attachment of a denture to an abutment tooth or a restoration by a semiprecision rest (q.v.), sometimes supplemented by a spring loaded plunger or clip, fitting into a rest seat on the lateral surface of a crown, which is especially deepened to… …
113Attachment Unit Interface — …
114attachment disk — (ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata) The series of tiny zigzag lines or spots of silk that serve to anchor the draglines of spiders …
115attachment constriction — See centromere …
116attachment plaques — Specialized structures at the ends of a chromosome by which it is attached to the nuclear envelope at leptotene stage of mitosis …
117attachment disorder — noun A condition where a person, especially a child, has difficulty, or is incapable of, bonding with others …
118attachment disorder — a psychiatric disorder in infants and young children resulting from institutionalization, emotional neglect, or child abuse. Affected children are either withdrawn, aggressive, and fearful or attention seeking and indiscriminately friendly.… …
119attachment plaques — small regions of increased density along the sarcolemma of skeletal muscles to which myofilaments seem to attach; cf. dense bodies, under body …
120attachment order — foreclosure decree, document authorizing seizure by legal process …