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Base, pressor
A pressor base is a substance chemically classified as a base (or amine) that is capable of raising the blood pressure. 'Pressor' refers to causing a rise in blood pressure. The word comes from the French verb 'presser' meaning 'to exert…
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- Fear of going to bed An abnormal and persistent fear of going to bed. Sufferers of this fear experience anxiety even though they…
- Speculum, vaginal An instrument used to widen the opening of the vagina so that the cervix is more easily visible. 'Speculum'…
- Fear of sexual intercourse An abnormal and persistent fear of male-female sexual intercourse. Sufferers of this fear experience undue…
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- Ventricle, cerebral One of a system of four communicating cavities within the brain that are continuous with the central canal of…
- Iatrics Due to the action of a physician or a therapy the doctor prescibed. An iatrogenic disease may be…
- Sweating The act of secreting fluid from the skin by the sweat (sudoriferous) glands. These are small tubular glands…
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