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Fear of being buried alive
An abnormal and persistent fear of being buried alive is called taphephobia. A phobia is an unreasonable sort of fear that can cause avoidance and panic. Phobias are a relatively common type of anxiety disorder. Phobias can be treated with…
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- EDC Estimated date of confinement, the estimated calendar date when the baby will be born
- P.c. Abbreviation meaning after meals (from the Latin 'post cibum', after meals). One of a number of hallowed…
- MCH Abbreviation for mean cell hemoglobin concentration, which is the average concentration of hemoglobin in a…
- Stress testing, exercise cardiac The exercise cardiac stress testing (ECST) is the most widely used cardiac (heart) screening test. The…
- Test, CA 125 See: CA 125
- Section, Cesarian The obstetrical procedure is often spelled this way in the U.S. with just an 'e'although the Roman emperor…
- Physiologic amenorrhea The cessation of menstruation that it is completely normal and is not caused by anything pathologic. The lack…
- Agent, anti-infective Something capable of acting against infection, by inhibiting the spread of an infectious agent or by killing…
- Sacral agenesis See agenesis, sacral
- Melancholia Old term for depression.