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Nose picking
Rhinotillexomania, one of the more obscure and exotic terms in medicine. 'Rhinotillexomania' has drawn attention because of the habit to which it refers. It is 'a recent term coined to describe compulsive nose picking' according to…
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- H (drug caution code) Abbreviation standing for habitforming on a medication that indicates caution because the medication may…
- Binocularity The ability to focus upon an object with both eyes and create a single stereoscopic image. Binocularity…
- Memory, working Short-term (recent) memory. Working memory is a system for temporarily storing and managing the information…
- Psyche 1. The mind.2. The spirit or soul.3. In psychiatry, the mind as the center of thought, emotion, and behavior…
- Infection, yeast Infection due to fungal organisms which have the characteristic of being single-celled, usually rounded and…
- Syndrome, thoracic outlet A condition due to compromise of blood vessels or nerve fibers between the armpit (axilla) and base of the…
- Syphilis test, VDRL A blood test for syphilis (VDRL stands for Venereal Disease Research Laboratory) that detects an antibody…
- Salk Institute The Salk Institute for Biological Studies , a prominent independent non-profit institution doing basic…
- Random The process by which an outcome is determined solely by chance, for example, by a coin flip. A randomized…
- Regimen With the accent on the first syllable (reg as in Reggie Jackson), a regimen is a plan, a regulated course…
- Radical dissection Removal of not only affected tissue, but also nearby tissue that may be covertly affected