CHARGE association

association /as·so·ci·a·tion/ (ah-so″se-a´shun)

1. a state in which two attributes occur together either more or less often than expected by chance.

2. a term applied to those regions of the brain that link the primary motor and sensory cortices; see association areas, under area.

3. the occurrence together of two or more phenotypic characteristics more often than would be expected by chance.

4. a connection between ideas or feelings, especially between conscious thoughts and elements of the unconscious, or the formation of such a connection.

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CHARGE association  a syndrome of associated defects including c oloboma of the eye, h eart anomaly, choanal a tresia, r etardation, and g enital and e ar anomalies, and often including facial palsy, cleft palate, and dysphagia.

free association  verbal expression of one's ideas as they arrive spontaneously; a method used in psychoanalysis.

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CHARGE association, CHARGE syndrome,

a syndrome of associated defects, including coloboma of the eye, heart anomaly, choanal atresia, retardation, and genital and ear anomalies. Facial palsy, cleft palate, and dysphagia are often present, and familial transmission has been postulated.