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Fear of bees
An abnormal and persistent fear of bees. A phobia can cause avoidance and panic. Phobias are a relatively common type of anxiety disorder. Phobias can be treated with cognitive behavioral therapy using exposure and fear reduction…
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Show more- Fungicide 1. An agent capable of killing fungi. 2. Any pesticide used to control, deter, or destroy fungi. See also…
- Numb Numb, or numbness is a loss of the sensation of feeling in an area of the body. Numbness results from damage…
- Second wave A phenomenon of infections that can develop during a pandemic. The disease infects one group of people first…
- Tumor, Wilms See: Wilms tumor
- Prematurity Historically, the definition of prematurity was 2500 grams (about 5 1/2 pounds) or less at birth. The current…
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Der=0> ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%' bgColor=#ffffff>Our Attention deficit…
- ARS Acute radiation syndrome
- HAVRIX A vaccine against hepatitis A made of killed hepatitis A virus to stimulate the body's immune system to…
- Autoclave A chamber for sterilizing with steam under pressure. The original autoclave was essentially a pressure…
- Hypochondriasm See: Hypochondriasis
- ART (antiretroviral therapy) Treatment that suppresses or stops a retrovirus. One of the retrovirus is the human immunodeficiency virus…
- Toxicology The study of the nature, effects and detection of poisons and the treatment of poisoning