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Social phobia
Excessive fear of embarrassment in social situations that is extremely intrusive and can have debilitating effects on personal and professional relationships. The symptoms and signs of social phobia include blushing, sweating, trembling…
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Show more- Otitis Inflammation of the ear. Depending upon which part of the ear is inflammed, there is otitis externa, otitis…
- Bowel Another name for the intestine. The small bowel and the large bowel are the small intestine and large…
- Substance 1. Material with particular features, as a pressor substance.2. The material that makes up an organ or…
- Tachycardia A rapid heart rate, usually defined as greater than 100 beats per minute. The tachycardias include sinus…
- Chronic pancreatitis Pancreatitis: A form of pancreatitis in which there is persistent inflammation of the pancreas. NTER> Chronic…
- Microvascular Pertaining to the microvasculature, the portion of the vasculature of the body consisting of the smaller…
- Coagulation In medicine, the clotting of blood. The process by which the blood clots to form solid masses, or clots. More…
- Hemophilia carrier A female carrying a mutant gene for hemophilia on one of her two X chromosomes and a normal allele on her…
- Tanapox A poxvirus infection common in equatorial Africa. The disease starts with mild fever for 2 to 4 days…
- Uniparous 1) Having produced only one offspring. Also called primiparous. 2) Producing only one offspring at a time…
- Lecithinase See: Phospholipase
- Bulla A fluid-filled blister more than 5 mm (about 3/16 inch) in diameter with thin walls. A bulla on the skin is a…