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Ial phobia): Excessive fear of embarrassment in social situations that is extremely intrusive and can have debilitating effects on personal and professional relationships. Phobias are persistent, irrational fears of certain objects or…
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- Diethylstilbestrol The earliest synthetic (man-made) form of the hormone estrogen. Diethylstilbestrol (DES) was once widely…
- Colonic (adjective) Relating to the colon, that part of the large intestine that runs from the cecum to the rectum. For a…
- Neutrophil A type of white blood cell, specifically a form of granulocyte, filled with neutrally-staining granules, tiny…
- Imprinting, psychological A remarkable genetic phenomenon that occurs in animals, and theoretically humans, in the first hours of life…
- Curable Amenable to a cure, capable of being cured, to being healed and made well. Most skin cancers, fortunately…
- Venous claudication Limping and/or pain due to inadequate venous drainage, poor return of blood by the veins, from the legs
- Anteroposterior From front to back. When a chest x-ray is taken with the back against the film plate and the x-ray machine in…
- Von Recklinghausen disease Neurofibromatosis type 1
- Carcinogen A substance or agent that causes cancer. Related terms include the adjective 'carcinogenic' and the nouns…
- Kindred An extended family or clan, a group of related individuals. The term 'kindred' is used in population studies…
- Hypercoagulable state A hypercoagulable state is the medical term for a condition in which there is an abnormally increased…