Physical anthropology

Physical anthropology

The branch of anthropology that studies the development of the human race in the context of other primate species.

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melanin

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A dark colored organic pigment produced in the skin. There are two forms of melanin----pheomelanin, which is red to yellow in color, and eumelanin, which is dark brown to black. People with light ...

A blood disease of fetuses and newborn infants caused by the mother's anti-Rh+ antibodies agglutinating or bursting the red cells of her infant's Rh+ blood. Symptoms include life threatening anemia, ...

paleospecies

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A group of similar fossils considered to be members of the same species because the range of their morphological variation does not exceed the range of variation of a living species. See species.

cystic fibrosis

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A genetically inherited disease in children that results in chronic fluid development in the lungs, making breathing difficult. This disease also prevents normal absorption of fats and other ...

chronometric

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A date that places an event in its chronological position with reference to a universal time scale such as a calendar. Such dates usually are given in terms of the number of years before or after a ...

tactile pad

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A skin surface that is unusually sensitive to pressure, temperature, and pain because there are high concentrations of nerve endings immediately below these areas.