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Fear of sharks
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- Accessory neuropathy Disease of the accessory nerve which is the eleventh cranial nerve. The accessory nerve supplies the…
- Local seizure See: Partial seizure
- Subacute Rather recent onset or somewhat rapid change. The term 'subacute' is used in contrast to acute which…
- Thyroiditis, Hashimoto See: Hashimoto thyroiditis
- Off-label use In the United States, the regulations of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) permit physicians to…
- Dermicidin A potent anti-infective agent that is a natural component of sweat. The first antimicrobial agent found that…
- Valsalva maneuver A maneuver in which a person tries to exhale forcibly with a closed glottis (the windpipe) so that no air…
- Cloning, therapeutic See: Therapeutic cloning
- Mitochondrial cytopathy, Kearns-Sayre type See: Kearns-Sayre syndrome
- Speed Common street name for a stimulant drug, especially for an amphetamine. Amphetamines have been used to treat…
- Ethyl acrylate A substance used in making latex paints and textiles. The US government removed ethyl acrylate from its list…