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Panic
A sudden strong feeling of fear that prevents reasonable thought or action. From the Greek woodland god Pan who was a frightening figure, part human, part goat, and whose pet caprice was to terrify people who ventured into rural areas…
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Show more- Vitreous type Stickler syndrome Stickler syndrome, type I. See: Stickler syndrome
- Reiter syndrome A chronic form of inflammatory arthritis wherein the following three conditions are combined: (1) arthritis…
- Aqueduct of Sylvius A canal that communicates between the third and fourth ventricles in a system of four communicating cavities…
- MME Metallomembrane endopeptidase, also known as membrane metalloendopeptidase
- Syndromatic hepatic ductular hypoplasia Also called Alagille syndrome or arteriohepatic dysplasia, this is a genetic disorder characterized by…
- Gonadotropin, human chorionic See: Human chorionic gonadotropin
- SCID Severe combined immunodeficiency disease
- HIV test A test for the human immunodeficiency virus, the cause of AIDS. HIV tests are designed to detect antibodies…
- Olfactory Pertaining to olfaction, the sense of smell
- Frey syndrome Sweating on one side of the forehead, face, scalp, and neck occurring soon after ingesting food as a result…
- Ovary The female gonad, the ovary is one of a pair of reproductive glands in women. They are located in the pelvis…
- Colography, computed tomography Virtual colonoscopy