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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- Xanthoma, planar A type of xanthoma characterized by flat yellow-to-orange patches or pimples that cluster together on the skin
- Catheter, indwelling bladder A flexible plastic tube (a catheter) inserted into the bladder that remains ('dwells') there to provide…
- Scaling Abnormal shedding or accumulation of an upper layer of skin (the stratum corneum)
- Purpura, Henoch-Schonlein See: Schönlein-Henoch purpura.
- MedicAlert A nonprofit emergency medical information service, known for its MedicAlert jewelry, particularly the…
- Diuresis The increased formation of urine by the kidney. See diuretic for more detail
- Asplenic Pertaining to asplenia, the state of being without a spleen or without a functional spleen. The spleen can be…
- Male condom The male condom is a sheath placed over the erect penis before penetration, preventing pregnancy by blocking…
- CD10 A cell surface enzyme with neutral metalloendopeptidase activity. CD10 is also known as CALLA (common acute…
- Mutism, elective Complete lack of speech (mutism) that is believed to be volitional (willed) on the part of the patient. True…
- Benign lymphoreticulosis Cat scratch disease, a mild flu-like infection, with swollen lymph nodes (lymphadenitis) and mild fever of…
- African tick typhus One of the tick-borne rickettsial diseases of the eastern hemisphere, similar to Rocky Mountain spotted…