Abbreviations and Acronyms. The healthcare field uses a lot of abbreviations and acronyms. For the most part, they can save time and aid. in communicationâ¦if you know them. Or, they may be confusing in their interpretation. The two lists below. contain abbreviations and acronyms commonly used at IU Health. The first list includes those abbreviations.
Facts about Heterosexism. Heterosexism is the assumption that all people are heterosexual and that heterosexuality is superior and more desirable than homosexuality or bisexuality. Heterosexism is also the stigmatization, denial and/or denigration of anything non-heterosexual. We live in a predominantly heterosexist society and that attitude is used to justify the mistreatment, discrimination and harassment of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning individuals.
Examples of Heterogeneous. Heterogeneous. Heterogeneity is the state of being heterogeneous. It is the nature of opposition, or contrariety of qualities. Pertaining to the sciences, it is a substance that is diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts. In other words, it is composed of dissimilar parts, hence the constituents are of a different kind. The parts (or constituents) are connected, and of a conglomerate mass, and viewed in respect to the parts of which it is made up. Some examples of heterogeneous mixtures: sandy water.