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Hypochondriasis
The belief and fear of serious illness which lasts for six months, beyond and despite medical reassurance. Hypochondriacs were once viewed unsympathetically as comical figures in the way Moliere depicted them in his classic (1673) play 'Le…
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- Pharmacologist A specialist in the study of medications and their effects on the body
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- Elasticin See: Elastin
- Lymphangioleiomyomatosis A structure consisting of a collection of blood vessels and lymph vessels that are overgrown and clumped…
- Symptomatic treatment Therapy that eases the symptoms without addressing the basic cause of the disease. For example, symptomatic…
- Dysthymia Dysthymia: A type of depression involving long-term, chronic symptoms that are not disabling, but keep a…
- Autochthonous (Pronounced au-toch-tho-nous)1. Native. Poison ivy is an autochthonous plant. 2. Found in the place where it…
- HHV-6 Human herpesvirus 6
- Vanishing lung syndrome A radiological syndrome in which the lungs appear to be disappearing on X-ray. The syndrome is characterized…
- Selenium An essential trace mineral that functions largely in the form of proteins, called selenoproteins, which act…
- Sclerosis Localized hardening of skin