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  2. Gender-neutral language - Wikipedia

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    Gender-neutral language or gender-inclusive language is language that avoids reference towards a particular sex or gender. In English, this includes use of nouns that are not gender-specific to refer to roles or professions, [1] formation of phrases in a coequal manner, and discontinuing the collective use of male or female terms. [2]

  3. Non-specific effect of vaccines - Wikipedia

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    Non-specific effects of vaccines (also called "heterologous effects" or "off-target effects") are effects which go beyond the specific protective effects against the targeted diseases. Non-specific effects from live vaccines can be strongly beneficial by increasing protection against non-targeted infections. [ 1 ]

  4. Specificity (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    The former leads predominantly to a specific noun phrase. The latter can be either specific or non-specific. [1] I'm looking for the manager, Ms Lee. [definite, specific] I'm looking for the manager, whoever that may be. [definite, non-specific] There's a certain word that I can never remember. [indefinite, specific] Think of a word, any word.

  5. Nonspecific immune cell - Wikipedia

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    The non-specific immune response is an immediate antigen-independent response, however it is not antigen-specific. Non-specific immunity results in no immunologic memory. There are mechanical, chemical, and biological factors affecting the effectiveness and results of the non-specific immune response.

  6. Gliosis - Wikipedia

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    Micrograph showing gliosis in the cerebellum. Reactive astrocytes on the left display severe proliferation and domain overlap. Reactive astrogliosis is the most common form of gliosis and involves the proliferation of astrocytes, a type of glial cell responsible for maintaining extracellular ion and neurotransmitter concentrations, modulating synapse function, and forming the blood–brain ...

  7. What does it mean to be ‘nonbinary’? - AOL

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    No, it's not the same as "transgender." Here's what the term "nonbinary" actually means.

  8. What Does Non-Binary Mean? Everything You Need to Know ... - AOL

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    "Non-binary means existing or identifying outside the sex/gender binary, neither man nor woman, or being partially or a combination of these things," explains Lee Phillips, ED.D., psychotherapist ...

  9. Signs and symptoms - Wikipedia

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    Signs and symptoms are often non-specific, but some combinations can be suggestive of certain diagnoses, helping to narrow down what may be wrong. A particular set of characteristic signs and symptoms that may be associated with a disorder is known as a syndrome.