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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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as·so·ci·a·tion (-ss-shn, -sh-)

n.

1. A connection of persons, things, or ideas by some common factor; union.

2. A functional connection of two ideas, events, or psychological phenomena established through learning or experience.

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association,

n a connection, union, joining, or combination of things.

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association

1. close relation in time or space. In neurology, correlation involving a high degree of modifiability and also consciousness. In genetics, the occurrence together of two characteristics (e.g. blood group O and peptic ulcers) at a frequency greater than would be predicted on the basis of chance.

2. in statistics an association is present if the probability of an event, or the quantity of a variable, depends on the occurrence of other events or the quantity of other variables. If the weight of evidence suggests that the changes in one of the variables causes the alteration in the other the association is said to be causal. In the reverse situation, where no such causal relationship exists, the association is said to be a noncausal one.

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association areas

areas of the cerebral cortex (excluding primary areas) connected with each other and with the neothalamus; they are responsible for higher mental and emotional processes, including memory, learning, etc.

epidemiological association

the association between a disease and a cause.

association points

in acupuncture terms all are located on the bladder meridian, along the back 1 to 1.5 inches from the midline. Called also shu points.

Acupuncture association points. By permission from Schoen AM, Wynn SG, Pratt PW, Alternative and Complementary Therapies in Veterinary Medicine, 1997

association strength (degree)

the strength of association between a disease and a cause. Is usually indicated by the relative risk.