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Cynophobia
An abnormal and persistent fear of dogs. Sufferers from cynophobia experience anxiety even though they realize that most dogs pose no threat. To avoid dogs, they may barricade yards or refuse to travel except in an enclosed vehicle…
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Show more- Tone deafness The inability to recognize musical tones or reproduce them. Also called amusia
- Tom- Or tomo- before a consonant. A combining form meaning a cut, section, slice or layer, as might be achieved by…
- Mimesis Imitation or mimicry. Mimesis in medicine refers to the hysterical simulation of organic disease and to the…
- Partial laryngectomy A surgical procedure on the voice box designed to preserve the voice. The surgeon removes part of the voice…
- PELD Pediatric End-Stage Liver Disease. A disease severity scoring system for children under 18 years of age…
- Gap junction An organized collections of protein channels in cell membranes that allows ions and small molecules to pass…
- Gertie F. Marx See: Marx, Gertie F.
- Fibroadenoma A benign growth in the breast that is solid, firm, smooth and usually painless or only slightly tender…
- Adjuvant The Latin 'adjuvans' means to help, particularly to reach a goal. Adjuvant therapy for cancer is surgery…
- Cleft palate prosthesis A prosthetic device designed to close the opening left by a cleft in the palate and thereby to improve…
- Biopsy, skin See: Skin biopsy
- Drug test An examination of biologic material (such as urine, hair, saliva, or sweat) to detect the presence of…