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Apiphobia
Fear of bees. A phobia is an unreasonable sort of fear that can cause avoidance and panic. Phobias are a relatively common type of anxiety disorder. Phobias can be treated with cognitive behavioral therapy using exposure and fear reduction…
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Show more- Lymphadenopathy Abnormally enlarged lymph nodes. Commonly called 'swollen glands.' The term 'lymphadenopathy' is not as tough…
- Shock, septic Shock caused by infection. See also septicemia.
- Disease, pulseless See: Takayasu disease
- Familial Parkinson disease type 5 A familial form of Parkinson disease inherited in an autosomal dominant manner due to mutation in the UCHL1…
- Pimple A small papule or pustule. Pimples are sebaceous glands (oil glands) that are infected with bacteria, become…
- Lyophilization A process by which material is rapidly frozen and dehydrated under high vacuum
- Regress To return or go back, particularly to return to a pattern of behavior or level of skill characteristic of a…
- Benign melanoma See: Melanoma, benign
- Sphenoid 1. Shaped like a wedge. 2. Relating to the sphenoid bone (which is wedge-shaped)
- Taeniasis Common minor anomaly, a rudimentary tag of ear tissue, often containing a core cartilage, usually located…
- Juvenile CML Juvenile chronic myelogenous leukemia. See: Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia
- Lysis Destruction. Hemolysis is the destruction of red blood cells with the release of hemoglobin; bacteriolysis is…