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Disorder, anxiety
A chronic condition characterized by an excessive and persistent sense of apprehension with physical symptoms such as sweating, palpitations, and feelings of stress. Anxiety disorders have biological and environmental causes. Anxiety…
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- Congenital torticollis A deformity of the neck that is evident at birth. It is due to shortening of the neck muscles. Congenital…
- Taenia solium The pork tapeworm. Contracted from eating undercooked or measly pork (pork infected with the larval forms of…
- Andro Short for androstenedione, a normal precursor to testosterone and other androgens. Taking andro can raise…
- Stillbirth The tragic birth of a dead baby, the delivery of a fetus that has died before birth. There is no possibility…
- Anion gap A measurement of the interval between the sum of 'routinely measured' cations minus the sum of the 'routinely…
- Test, Denver Developmental Screening The Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) is a widely used assessment for examining children 0-6 years…
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- Zeitgeber An environmental agent or event that provides the cue for setting or resetting a biological clock. To be…
- Drosophila The fruit fly. One species, Drosophila melanogaster, is a favorite model organism in genetics and…
- Thermophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of heat, including hot weather and hot objects. Sufferers from thermophobia…