Term: mass-action principle: (neurology) the principle that the cortex of the brain operates as a coordinated system with large masses of neural tissue involved in all complex functioning
Broader: principle: a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system | Unrelated: commination: prayers proclaiming God's anger against sinners; read in the Church of England on Ash Wednesday
Broader: principle: a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system | Unrelated: strabotomy: the surgical operation of cutting a muscle or tendon of the eye in order to correct strabismus
Broader: principle: a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system | Unrelated: telephone company: a public utility that provides telephone service
Broader: principle: a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system | Unrelated: yellow iris: common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa, naturalized in United States and often cultivated
Broader: principle: a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system | Unrelated: cabaret: a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink
Broader: principle: a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system | Unrelated: strategy: the branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war
Broader: principle: a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system | Unrelated: thin-shelled mussel: mussel with thin fragile shells having only rudimentary hinge teeth
Broader: principle: a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system | Unrelated: shtik: (Yiddish) a little; a piece
Broader: principle: a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system | Unrelated: salai: East Indian tree yielding a resin used medicinally and burned as incense
Broader: principle: a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system | Unrelated: hatch: a movable barrier covering a hatchway