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Vocab Week 3
Poly, Psych
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Polygon | a closed plane figure bounded by straight lines |
| Polynomial | a mathematical expression of one or more algebraic terms |
| Polytheism | belief in or worship of more than one god |
| Polymath | a person of encyclopedic learning |
| Polygraph | an instrument for recording variations of several different pulsations (as of physiological variables) simultaneously |
| Polychrome | relating to, made with, or decorated in several colors |
| Polyglot | speaking or writing several languages |
| vPolysyllabic | having more than one and usually more than three syllables |
| Polyclinic | a clinic or hospital treating diseases of many sorts |
| Polyhedron | a solid formed by plane faces |
| Psychopath | a mentally unstable person |
| Psychology | the science of mind and behavior |
| Psyche: | the totality of elements forming the mind |
| Psychic | a person apparently sensitive to nonphysical forces |
| Psychiatry | a branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders |
| Psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| Psychoanalysis | a method of analyzing psychic phenomena and treating emotional disorders |
| Psychogenic | originating in the mind or in mental or emotional conflict |
| Psychosocial | involving both psychological and social aspects |
| Psychotic | of, relating to, marked by, or affected with psychosis |