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Fear of men
An abnormal and persistent fear of men. Sufferers experience anxiety even though they realize they may face no real threat. Fear of men is termed 'androphobia,' a word derived from the Greek 'andros' (man) and 'phobos' (fear). 'Andro-'…
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- Drug-transporter gene See: Gene, transporter
- Di Bella cancer therapy An alternative medicine cancer treatment program developed by Dr. Luigi Di Bella based on a drug cocktail…
- Asian cholera A devastating and sometimes lethal disease with intense vomiting and profuse watery diarrhea was discovered…
- Pulmonary tuberculosis See: Tuberculosis, pulmonary.
- Splenic fever Known also as anthrax, splenic fever is a serious bacterial infection. It is not primarily a human disease…
- Tumor, sweat gland A benign (harmless) skin tumor called a syringoma that derives from cells related to sweat glands. (These…
- Otology The study and medical care of the ear
- Keratectomy, photorefractive (PRK) A kind of laser eye surgery designed to change the shape of the cornea to eliminate (or reduce) the need for…
- Pectoral muscles Muscles of the 'anterior chest' (the front of the chest). Familiarly called the pecs. The Latin 'pectus'…
- Pneumocystis pneumonia One of the cells lining the alveoli (the air sacs) in the lung. The alveoli are, in fact, lined with two…
- Virus, positive-strand RNA See: Positive-strand RNA virus