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Selective mutism
An inability to speak in certain situations. See also apraxia, autism, mutism.
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Show more- Radiography Film records (radiographs) of internal structures of the body. Radiography is made possible by X-rays (or…
- SIDS with dysgenesis of testes Abbreviated SIDDT. For more, see: SIDDT
- Pharmacopoeia An official authoritative listing of drugs. Aspirin has, for example, long been in the pharmacopoeia. By…
- Atrial fib Atrial fibrillation
- Chemical reaction A process in which one substance is transformed into another. Thousands of different types of chemical…
- Memory, implicit See: Implicit memory
- NIA (National Institute on Aging) One of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). The mission of the National Institute on Aging is to 'lead…
- Chromosome map A chromosome (one of the microscopically visible carriers of the genetic material DNA) with its centromere…
- Western medicine Conventional medicine, as distinct for instance from traditional Chinese medicine
- Prostatitis, chronic bacterial Prostatitis, chronic bacterial: Longstanding bacterial infection of the prostate gland superimposed on a…
- Balanitis Inflammation of the rounded head (the glans) of the penis. Inflammation of the foreskin is called posthitis…
- FMF (familial Mediterranean fever) An inherited disorder featuring short recurring crises of severe abdominal pain and bouts of fever. Other…