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The most complete online medical dictionary: 16,436 terms covering anatomy, physiology, pathologies, diagnostic exams, pharmacology and every clinical specialty.
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Taphephobia
Fear of being buried alive. A phobia is an unreasonable sort of fear that can cause avoidance and panic. Phobias are a relatively common type of anxiety disorder. Phobias can be treated with cognitive behavioral therapy using exposure and…
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- American Psychiatric Association A medical specialty society with over 35,000 US and international member physicians who 'work together to…
- Advanced paternal age A man who is age 40 years or older at the time of conception. (There is no universally accepted definition of…
- Blood in the urine Blood in the urine is termed hematuria. Gross hematuria refers to blood that is so plentiful in the urine…
- Carbon monoxide hemoglobin See: Carboxyhemoglobin
- Vision, central See: Central vision
- Orthopedist An orthopaedic surgeon, orthopaedics being the branch of surgery broadly concerned with the skeletal system…
- Ab- Prefix meaning 'from, away from, off' as in abduction (movement of a limb away from the midline of the body)…
- Xanthine A substance found in caffeine, theobromine, and theophylline and encountered in tea, coffee, and the colas…
- Temporal arteritis Also called giant cell arteritis or cranial arteritis, this is a serious disease characterized by…
- Pathogen An agent of disease. A disease producer. The term pathogen most commonly is used to refer to infectious…
- Respiratory rate The number of breaths per minute or, more formally, the number of movements indicative of inspiration and…