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Panic disorder
Panic disorder: A disorder characterized by sudden attacks of fear and panic. The episodes may resemble a heart attack. They may strike at any time and occur without a known reason but more frequently are triggered by specific events or…
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Show more- Para Any woman who has given birth once or more is termed a 'para.' Note that, for a pregnancy to count as a…
- Twin, vanishing See: Vanishing twin
- Stoma An opening into the body from the outside created by a surgeon
- Steal, subclavian See: Subclavian steal
- NIOSH The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, a US Federal agency responsible for conducting…
- Jakob's disease Better known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), a dementing disease of the brain. It is believed due to an…
- Yeast genome All of the genetic information contained in yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae). The genomes of particular…
- Polyp A mass of tissue that develops on the inside wall of a hollow organ, as within the colon or rectum. The word…
- Central nervous system (CNS) The central nervous system is that part of the nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord. The…
- Lipitor See: Atorvastatin
- Labor support professional See: Doula (the first meaning)
- Cox-1 inhibitor An agent that inhibits the action of the enzyme cox-1 (cyclooxygenase-1). The common anti-inflammatory drugs…