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Eisoptrophobia
An abnormal and persistent fear of mirrors. Sufferers experience undue anxiety even though they realize their fear is irrational. Because their fear often is grounded in superstitions, they may worry that breaking a mirror will bring bad…
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Show more- Cryptorchidism 1. Pertaining to the elbow. 2. Pertaining to the forearm and hand. 3. Pertaining to the ulna. From the Latin…
- Tachycardia, ventricular An abnormally rapid heart rhythm that originates from a ventricle, one of the lower chambers of the heart…
- Floating-Harbor syndrome A genetic condition characterized by the triad of short stature apparent at birth with significantly delayed…
- Syndrome, Kimmelstiel-Wilson Diabetic nephropathy (kidney disease). Kimmelstiel-Wilson syndrome is a kidney condition associated with…
- Migraine headache Migraine headache: The most common type of vascular headache involving abnormal sensitivity of arteries in…
- Cerebral fornix An arching fibrous band in the brain connecting the two lobes of the cerebrum. (The cerebrum is the largest…
- Granular leukocyte >Neutrophils have 'neutral' subtle granules; >Eosinophils have prominent granules that stain readily with the…
- Neuropathy, hypoglossal See: Hypoglossal neuropathy
- Abdominal guarding Tensing of the abdominal wall muscles to guard inflamed organs within the abdomen from the pain of pressure…
- YAMA See: Caspase 3
- Ear, malrotated See Ear, slanted
- Sleep talking NREM (non-rapid eye movement) sleep is dreamless sleep. During NREM, the brain waves on the…