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Psychoimmunology
The study of the connections between the mind and the immune system. The basic concept of psychoimmunology is the concept that the mind and body are inseparable. It follows that stress affects the body's ability to resist disease. The…
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- Cancer, male breast See: Breast cancer, male
- Spock, Benjamin (1903-1998) American pediatrician whose book on 'Baby and Child Care' which first appeared in 1946 was one of…
- Herpes simplex type 2 A herpes virus that causes genital herpes, which is characterized by sores in the genital area. Genital…
- Genome, mouse All of the genetic information contained in the laboratory mouse (Mus musculus). The genomes of particular…
- Syndrome A set of signs and symptoms that tend to occur together and which reflect the presence of a particular…
- Disease, Chagas See: Chagas disease.
- HHV-3 Human herpesvirus 3. See herpes zoster.
- Ammonium perchlorate See: Perchlorate
- Knee bursitis Knee bursitis: A bursa is a fluid-filled sac that functions as a gliding surface to reduce friction between…
- Cruciate Cross-shaped. 'Cruciate' comes from the Latin 'crux' which means 'cross'. (That is the crux of this matter)…
- Xanthopsia A form of chromatopsia, a visual defect in which objects appear as if they have been overpainted with an…