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Fear of fur
An abnormal and persistent fear of fur is called doraphobia. Sufferers of this fear avoid fur-bearing animals such as dogs, cats, foxes, beavers and rabbits because fur is repulsive to them. Perhaps some of these phobics associate fur with…
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- Pavlov stomach A Pavlov pouch fashioned surgically from part of the stomach (which is isolated from the rest of the…
- Enate 1. As a noun, a relative on the mother's side. 2. As an adjective, related on the mother's side. As opposed…
- MS/MS Abbreviation for tandem mass spectrometry. See: Tandem mass spectrometry
- Depression, dysthymia A type of depression involving long-term, chronic symptoms that are not disabling, but keep a person from…
- Itching, anal See: Anal itching
- Smallpox vaccination in eczema See Eczema vaccinatum
- Headache, cluster A distinctive syndrome of headaches, also known as migrainous neuralgia. There are two main clinical patterns…
- Zomig Brand name for zolmitriptan, a triptan drug for the treatment of migraine
- Rash, yeast diaper Rash, yeast diaper: Infection in the diaper area caused by a yeast formerly called Monilia and now called…
- Ventricle, lateral >Lateral ventricles: The lateral ventricles are in the cerebral hemispheres, one in each hemisphere. Each…
- Tap, joint (aspiration) A procedure whereby a sterile needle and syringe are used to drain joint fluid from the joint. This is…