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1. Depression
   [kinesiology] Depression, in kinesiology, is the anatomical term of motion for movement in an inferior direction. It is the opposite of elevation. This term is often applied to the shoulders (e.g. dropping them to a normal condition after shrugging them would be depression). ==Muscles== ...
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2. Depression
   [physiology] Depression in physiology and medicine refers to a lowering, in particular a reduction in a particular biological variable or the function of an organ. It is in contrast to elevation. For example, it is possible to refer to "depressed thyroid function" or to a depression of blood flow in a particular area. Further examples: ...
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3. Depression
   [disambiguation] Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, known in Japan as lead=1, is an action video game developed and published by Konami. The game was released on November 16, 2006 in Japan, and in the US on December 5, 2006 for the Nintendo DS handheld game console. Portrait of Ruin is the first...
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4. Depression
   [geology] A depression in geology is a landform sunken or depressed below the surrounding area. Depressions may be formed by various mechanisms. Structural or tectonic related: Sedimentary related: Glaciation related: Volcanism related: Erosion related: Impact related: ...
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5. Depression
   A general term signifying any depressed or lower area in the ocean floor.
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6. Depression
   Depression is a medical term that describes intense feelings of sadness or hopelessness. It involves more than feeling low; in its mildest form depression can make everything harder to do and seem less worthwhile. But it can be severe enough to interfere with day-to-day life, and persist for weeks o...
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7. Depression
   A low-pressure weather system; a 'low'. Also called a cyclone.
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8. depression
   [Noun] A state of low spirits and being really sad.
   Example: The girl suffered extreme depression after the death of her mother.
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9. Depression
   Commonly known as low pressure or a low, associated with horrible rainy and stormy weather with warm and cold fronts.
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10. Depression
    A prolonged slump in economic activity, characterised by rising unemployment and serious falls in production and consumption of goods. See also Recession.
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11. Depression
    Psychiatrists classify depression as a mood, or affective disorder. Depression comes to between 20-30 men, and 40-90 women per 1000 in the UK. A worrying number go on to commit suicide. The biological approach understands depression from a physical point of view. The depressive patient is having dif...
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12. depression
    [n] - a time period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment 2. [n] - a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment 3. [n] - a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sens...
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13. depression
    A mental condition characterised by feelings of worthlessness, hopelessness, apathy, fatigue, and anxiety.
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14. Depression
    A severe recession over a lengthy... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/depression.htm?id=405&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of depression'>more</a>
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15. Depression
    A depression is a severe sustained recession. There is no clear dividing line between a recession and a depression....more on Depression
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16. depression
    In economics, a period of low output and investment, with high unemployment. Specifically, the term describes two periods of crisis in world economy: 1873-96 and 1929 to the...
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17. depression
    (Learning Modules / Psychology / Stress management) A type of mood disorder in which the person experiences feelings of great sadness, worthlessness and guilt, and finds the challenges of life overwhelming.
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18. Depression
    Low mood. A strong feeling of unhappiness that lasts for more than a few weeks. Can cause physical and emotional changes.
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19. Depression
    A region of relatively low barometric pressure. The winds circulate in an anti-clockwise direction around its centre in the Northern Hemisphere and in a clockwise direction in the Southern Hemisphere. A Depression is sometimes called a 'Low.'
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20. depression
    A period during which business activity drops significantly. High unemployment rates and deflation often accompany a depression. See also recession
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21. Depression
    A mental state of feeling hopeless and worthless
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22. Depression
    Describes a range of moods, from low spirits that we all experience occasionally, to a severe problem that interferes with everyday life.
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23. Depression
    feelings of hopelessness, sadness, and a general disinterest in life, which for the most part have no cause and may be the result of a psychiatric illness
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24. Depression
    Illness where a person`s mood is inappropriately low or saddened. I do mean illness. Depression is a genuine psychiatric illness and does not mean unhappy or weak spirited. Depression is an illness in the same way as angina, cancer, anaemia and malaria are illnesses. Depression is very common, yet it is still poorly understood by victims and their …
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25. Depression
    Depression is when you have feelings of extreme sadness, despair or inadequacy that last for a long time.
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