plural of inner orbital complex

plural of metal aquo complex

plural of nuclear pore complex

(psychoanalysis) A complex said to develop in men who see women as either saintly "Madonnas" or debased prostitutes, potentially leading to the inability to maintain sexual arousal within a committed, loving relationship.

plural of Madonna-whore complex

(medicine, gastroenterology) A complex of symptoms associated with eating food laced with glutamates and other glutamic compounds such as glutamic acid, frequently associated with headaches, quickened pulse and tingling.

plural of complex regional pain syndrome

(biology, medicine) A chronic systemic disease characterized by severe pain, swelling, changes in the skin (e.g., erythema, edema), functional impairment, and sensory and vasomotor disturbance. Often it initially affects an arm or leg before spreading through the body; it is associated with dysregulation of the central nervous system and autonomic nervous system.

(immunology) A formation of transmembrane channels on the surface of a pathogenic bacterial cell that disrupts the phospholipid bilayer of the target cell resulting in its destruction.

(mathematics, complex analysis) The theorem that if a complex number is a root for a polynomial with real coefficients, the complex conjugate of that number will also be a root.