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Fear of feces
El waste): An abnormal and persistent fear of feces (bowel waste). Sufferers of this fear experience anxiety even though they realize their fear is irrational. They go out of their way to avoid coming into contact with feces or sometimes…
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Show more- Transvestite A person who dresses in the clothing of the opposite sex, i.e., a person who cross-dresses
- Vidian neuralgia A distinctive syndrome of headaches, better known today as cluster headache. There are two main clinical…
- Osler's nodes These are small (the size of split peas), tender, transient nodules in the pads of fingers and toes and the…
- Cranial bone Part of the top portion of the skull which protects the brain. The bones of the cranium include the frontal…
- Snake antivenom See: Snake antivenin. Other spellings: Snake antivenin
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) A life support system that circulates the blood through an oxygenating system. ECMO is like a…
- Amaurotic familial idiocy An outdated term for Tay-Sachs disease (TSD) which is concisely defined by OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance…
- Med school Short informal term for medical school. (Medical schools are not often called med schools by medical…
- TIPS TIPS stands for 'transjugular, intrahepatic, portosystemic shunt.' It is a shunt (tube) placed between the…
- Andrology The branch of medicine concerned with men's health, particularly male infertility and sexual dysfunction…
- AP (anteroposterior) In anatomy, AP stands for anteroposterior: from front-to-back. For example, an AP X-ray of the chest is taken…
- Lancet device See: Lancing device