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Fear of bridges
An abnormal and persistent fear of bridges, especially crossing bridges. Sufferers of this phobia experience undue anxiety even though they realize their fear is irrational. Their fear may result partly from the fear of enclosure…
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- Substance 1. Material with particular features, as a pressor substance.2. The material that makes up an organ or…
- Phosphatase, alkaline An enzyme made in the liver, bone, and the placenta and normally present in high concentrations in growing…
- Wasp sting A sting from a wasp, like that of other large stinging insects such as bees, hornets and yellow jackets…
- Sickness, mountain >If possible, don't fly or drive to high altitude. Start below 10,000 feet (3,048 meters) and walk up. >If…
- XTC A street name for 3-4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine. See: Ecstasy
- Vagus nerve A remarkable nerve that supplies nerve fibers to the pharynx (throat), larynx (voice box), trachea…
- Proctosigmoidoscopy See: Sigmoidoscopy
- Zinsser disease Also called Brill-Zinsser disease, recrudescence of epidemic typhus years after the initial attack. The agent…
- Fractured hip Broken bone in the hip, a key health problem among the elderly, usually due to a fall or other kind of trauma…
- Quack 1) A practitioner who suggests the use of substances or devices for the prevention or treatment of disease…
- BP Commonly used abbreviation for blood pressure. On a medical chart, you might see 'BP90/60 T98.6 Ht60/reg…