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- Kyphoscoliosis Combination of kyphosis and scoliosis (lateral curving of the spine). Part of good health maintenance is to…
- Laughing gas Nitrous oxide, a gas that can cause general anesthesia. Nitrous oxide is sometimes given in the company of…
- Anxiety disorder, social Excessive fear of embarrassment in social situations that is extremely intrusive and can have debilitating…
- Potassium perchlorate See: Perchlorate
- Electrolarynx A battery-operated instrument that makes a humming sound to help people who have lost their larynx to talk
- Seven day diet The Seven day diet is any weight loss plan designed to be followed for seven days at a time. There are many…
- Aspie Name that many people with Asperger syndrome call themselves
- DYS Symbol for familial dysautonomia. See: Familial dysautonomia.
- Biological safety level 4 Level 4 biosafety