Term: syllogism: deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: voicelessness: having no voice in the management or control of affairs
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: osteoporosis: abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium; most common in postmenopausal women
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: shag: a matted tangle of hair or fiber
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: rhizotomy: surgical procedure in which spinal nerve roots are cut; done (anterior roots) to relieve intractable pain or (posterior roots) to stop severe muscle spasms
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: schoolgirl: a girl attending school
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: grave: a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: lock-up option: an option to buy the crown jewels offered to a white knight in order to forestall a hostile takeover
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: plant toxin: any substance produced by plants that is similar in its properties to extracellular bacterial toxin
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: diving: an athletic competition that involves diving into water
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: rollback: the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw