A collective feeling of victimization and defensiveness, in which a group of people believe themselves to be constantly attacked, oppressed, or isolated in the face of the negative intentions of the rest of the world.

(parapsychology) The practice of communicating with ghosts using telepathy.

(anatomy) The bony prominence at the front of the lower jaw forming the chin.

(neuroanatomy) A branch of the inferior alveolar nerve that emerges from the bone of the mandible near the mental protuberance and divides into branches which are distributed to the skin of the chin and to the skin and mucous membranes of the lower lip.

plural of mental foramen

(anatomy) A branch of the inferior alveolar artery on each side that emerges from the mental foramen and supplies blood to the chin.

(anatomy) A foramen for the passage of blood vessels and a nerve on the outside of the lower jaw on each side near the chin.

Perception created in the mind that is not physically present.

Someone's understanding of how a system works.

plural of mental model