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Fear of solitude
An abnormal and persistent fear of solitude, of being alone. Sufferers of this fear experience undue anxiety even though they realize that being alone does not threaten their well-being. They may worry about being ignored and unloved, or…
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Show more- Genu The Latin word for the knee. When the knee is referred to in medicine, it is just called the knee. However…
- Boomeritis Injuries to older amateur athletes, especially those who are part of the Baby Boom, born when there was a…
- Water 1. A tasteless odorless colorless liquid with the chemical formula H2O.2. The liquid which forms rain…
- Enzootic Endemic in animals. An enzootic disease is constantly present in an animal population, but usually only…
- Stevens-Johnson syndrome See: Stewart, Alice.
- Bug, reduviid See: Reduviid bug
- Slipped disc Rupturing of the tissue that separates the vertebral bones of the spinal column. The center of the disc…
- Lichtenberg figures A fern-leaf pattern of reddish, painless marks on the skin that are a result of a skin reaction to a…
- Syndrome, tetraphocomelia-thrombocytopenia See Syndrome, TAR.
- Hypercoagulable state A hypercoagulable state is the medical term for a condition in which there is an abnormally increased…
- Baker's yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- Leper 1. Someone with leprosy (Hansen disease). The term leper is now in disfavor. 2. By extension, a pariah. A…