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Hippophobia
An abnormal and persistent fear of horses. Sufferers of this fear experience undue anxiety even when a horse is known to be gentle and well trained. They usually avoid horses entirely rather than risk being kicked, bitten or thrown. They…
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- Syndrome, Apert (acrocephalosyndactyly) An inherited disorder with abnormalities of the skull and face and the hands and feet. There is premature…
- Stage As regards cancer, the extent of a cancer, especially whether the disease has spread from the original site…
- Vein, varicose See: Varicose vein
- Chen, Zhong Wei (1929-2004) Chinese surgeon considered the 'father of replantation.' Dr. Chen was the first to reattach a…
- Caps Abbreviation for capsules. One of a number of hallowed abbreviations of terms that have traditionally been…
- Subdeltoid Beneath the deltoid, the large muscle that stretches from the clavicle (collarbone) to the humerus (the long…
- UV radiation Ultraviolet radiation. Invisible rays that are part of the energy that comes from the sun, can burn the skin…
- Locked-in syndrome A neurological disorder characterized by complete paralysis of voluntary muscles in all parts of the body…
- Shunt, ventriculopleural See: Ventriculopleural shunt
- Anterograde Moving forward or extending forward. Anterograde memory is memory for what occurs after an event such as an…
- Heart failure Heart failure: Inability of the heart to keep up with the demands on it and, specifically, failure of the…