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Fear of blushing
An abnormal and persistent fear of blushing. Sufferers of this fear experience undue anxiety even though they realize their fear is irrational. Their anxiety results from worry about being the focus of attention and the subject of…
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Show more- Hemoglobin E Normal embryonic hemoglobin, the main type of hemoglobin found in the human embryo. The E stands for…
- Masticate To chew, grind, or pulverize food (or something else) until it turns to pulp. From the Latin masticare, from…
- PAS 1. Physician-assisted suicide. 2. Personal alert system (an alarm system for an elderly or infirm person). 3…
- Regenerate To reproduce or renew something lost. For example, after an injury, the liver has the capacity to regenerate
- Nondipper A person in whom there is an absence of the normal nocturnal fall (dip) in blood pressure. Nondipper status…
- De Musset sign Rhythmic nodding or bobbing of the head in synchrony with the heart beat, a sign of aortic insufficiency…
- Midwife, empirical See: Empirical midwife.
- Parvovirus B19 See: Fifth disease
- Premie Short and slangy for a premature baby. A preterm infant. Also often spelled (for obscure reasons) preemie.
- Clinical social worker, licensed See: Licensed clinical social worker
- Heatliness A characteristic of certain foods or other substances believed to cause emotional or physical reactions…
- Proinflammatory Capable of promoting inflammation. For example, air pollution may have proinflammatory effects