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High rates of suicide have consistently been reported among homosexuals, particularly among adolescents and young adults. A 1989 report concluded that 'gay youth are 2 to 3 times more likely to attempt suicide than other young people. They…
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- Attention deficit disorder (ADD) Attention deficit disorder (ADD): An inability to control behavior due to difficulty in processing neural…
- HBIG Hepatitis B immune globulin, which contains antibodies to hepatitis B virus and offers prompt but short lived…
- Corn A small calloused area of skin caused by local pressure irritating tissue over a bony prominence. Corns most…
- Node, Heberden A small fixed bump on the finger, usually at the last joint of the finger, Heberden's node is a calcified…
- Tube, tympanostomy A small plastic tube inserted into the eardrum to keep the middle ear aerated for a prolonged period of time…
- Syndrome, Boerhaave's See: de Lange syndrome.
- C6 (cervical vertebra) The sixth cervical (neck) vertebra from the top. The next-to-last of the seven cervical vertebrae
- Genome, bee See: Honey bee genome
- Incidence The frequency with which something, such as a disease, appears in a particular population or area. In disease…
- Anosmia No sense of smell, due to loss of the sense of smell or failure for it to develop. Loss of the sense of smell…
- Antioxidant Any substance that reduces oxidative damage (damage due to oxygen) such as that caused by free radicals. Free…