A birth defect in which the backbone and spinal canal do not close before birth; a type of spina bifida. The spinal cord and the meninges protrude. What is spina bifida. A developmental birth defect caused by the incomplete closure of the embryonic neural tube.
Sententia (sen-TEN-chee-uh): Figure of argument in which a wise, witty, or pithy maxim or aphorism is used to sum up the preceding material. Examples We are now well into our fifth year since a policy was initiated with the avowed object and confident purpose of putting an end to slavery agitation. However, under the operation of that policy, that agitation has not only not ceased, but has constantly augmented.
Sentiocentrism or sentio-centrism describes the philosophy that sentient individuals are the center of moral concern.The philosophy posits that all and only sentient beings (animals that feel, including humans) have intrinsic value and moral standing; the rest of the natural world has instrumental value.Both humans and other sentient animals have rights and/or interests that must be considered.he sentiocentrists consider that the discrimination of sentient beings of other species is speciesism, an arbitrary discrimination. Therefore, the coherent sentiocentrism means taking into consideration and respect all sentient animals.