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Show more- Gallop rhythm Heart rhythm like the gallop of a horse.
- Chromatophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of money. Sufferers experience undue anxiety even though they realize their…
- Urinary urgency An immediate unstoppable urge to urinate, due to a sudden involuntary contraction of the muscular wall of the…
- Age of father See: Paternal age
- Disease, Castleman A disorder of lymphoid tissue (lymphadenopathy) with massive overgrowth (hyperplasia) of lymph nodes…
- Enterococcus Bacteria normally found in the feces of people and many animals. Two types of enterococci -- Enterococcus…
- Homozygote A person who has two identical forms of a particular gene, one inherited from each parent. For example, a…
- Breathing The process of respiration, during which air is inhaled into the lungs through the mouth or nose due to…
- Fever, breakbone An acute mosquito-borne viral illness of sudden onset that usually follows a benign course with headache…
- Xanax See: Alprazolam
- Assisted suicide Suicide: The deliberate hastening of death by a terminally ill patient with assistance from a doctor, family…
- Eye color The color of the iris. The genetics of eye color are complicated. Eye color is polygenic. It is determined by…