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Separation anxiety disorder
Excessive anxiety concerning separation from home or from those to whom a child is attached. The child may develop excessive worrying to the point of being reluctant or refusing to go to school, being alone, or sleeping alone. The child…
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- Stomach cancer Stomach cancer: Cancer of the stomach, the main organ that holds food for digestion. Worldwide, stomach…
- Mononeuritis multiplex Inflammation of two or more nerves, typically in unrelated portions of the body. Mononeuritis multiplex…
- Fire gilding A perilous process for gold-plating in which an amalgam of mercury and gold is applied to an object and then…
- IVC 1. Intravenous cholangiogram, an X-ray study of the gallbladder. 2. Inferior vena cava, the largest vein…
- Goiter, iodide Just as too little iodine can cause thyroid disease, so may prolonged intake of too much iodine also lead to…
- Fish bowl granuloma Localized nodular skin inflammation (small reddish raised areas of skin) caused by a bacterium called…
- Marker, blood A sign of a disease or condition that can be isolated from a blood sample. For example, the monoclonal…
- Bedsore See: Bed sore
- Chart, Snellen's The familiar eye chart used to measure how well you see at various distances. Snellen's chart is imprinted…
- Inhibition, orgasmic See: Anorgasmia
- White spots on the nails Very small semi-circular white spots on the nails. These spots may be found on the fingernails and…