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Absinthism
The disorder associated with the habitual abuse of absinthe. The symptoms included hallucinations, sleeplessness, tremors, and convulsions. There has been debate over whether absinthism was due to absinthe or the alcohol contained therein…
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Show more- Paterfamilias The male head of the family; the father figure. Paterfamilias is the Latin for father of the household. It is…
- Hobbit Nickname for the Flores man (Homo floresiensis). Derived from the fictional race from J. R. R. Tolkien's…
- X chromosome A sex chromosome found in both females and males. Normal females usually have two X chromosomes. Normal males…
- Fear of marriage An abnormal and persistent fear of being married. Sufferers of this phobia experience undue anxiety even…
- Cal See: Calorie
- Vesicate A substance that causes tissue blistering. Also referred to as a vesicant.
- Embryonal carcinoma A malignant germ cell tumor that occurs most often in the testes and accounts for about 40% of testicular…
- Saccadic movement See: Saccade
- Appendicitis Appendicitis: Inflammation of the appendix, the small worm-like projection from the first part of the colon…
- Test, ThinPrep Pap A modified Pap test technique designed to reduce some of the technical problems inherent in the traditional…
- Rhinophyma Pronounced (ryno-fee-ma), a bulbous enlarged red nose and puffy cheeks (like those of the old comedian W.C…
- Neuroradiology The field within radiology that specializes in the use of radioactive substances, x-rays and scanning devices…