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Gerascophobia
An abnormal and persistent fear of growing old. Sufferers of this fear experience undue anxiety about aging even though they may be in good health--physically, economically and otherwise. They may worry about the loss of their looks, the…
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Show more- Human gene map The locations of the human genes. The location of each gene is called a locus (plural: loci). The total…
- Hypochondriasm See: Hypochondriasis
- Nonagenarian Someone in his or her ninties, that is, between 90 and 99 years of age. See also: Age by decade
- Carpal tunnel release A surgical procedure to relieve pressure exerted on the median nerve within the carpal tunnel (the carpal…
- Abs Commonly used slang for the abdominal muscles, the muscles running up and down in the abdominal wall. The…
- Recessive A condition that appears only in individuals who have received two copies of a mutant gene, one copy from…
- Viral hepatitis Viral hepatitis: Viral hepatitis is liver inflammation caused by viruses. Specific hepatitis viruses have…
- Debilitate To impair the strength or to enfeeble. A chronic progressive disease may debilitate a patient. So may…
- Female urethral meatus The urethra is the transport tube leading from the bladder to discharge urine outside the body. In females…
- Stasis dermatitis A skin irritation on the lower legs generally related to circulatory problems. Stasis refers to a stoppage or…
- Typhus fever See: Typhus
- Transplantation, peripheral blood stem cell A new technique in which stem cells are obtained from a patient's blood and used in bone marrow…