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Fear of horses
An abnormal and persistent fear of horses. Sufferers of this fear experience undue anxiety even when a horse is known to be gentle and well trained. They usually avoid horses entirely rather than risk being kicked, bitten or thrown. They…
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Show more- Succenturiate placenta An extra placenta separate from the main placenta. In anatomy 'succenturiate' means substituting for or…
- Tricho- (prefix) Pertaining to hair. As in trichobezoar (a hair ball), trichotillomania (compulsive hair pulling)…
- Saffron An extremely costly yellow spice derived from the dried stigmas of the saffron crocus (Crocus sativus)…
- Hypoventilation The state in which a reduced amount of air enters the alveoli in the lungs, resulting in decreased levels of…
- Macrophage inhibitory cytokine 1 See: MIC-1
- Abuse, verbal child Also known as emotional child abuse, this is the third most frequently reported form of child abuse (after…
- Circular breathing Inhaling through the nose and inflating the cheeks and neck with air at the same time. Some saxophone players…
- Enterocolitis, Crohn See: Crohn disease
- Diverticulosis Diverticulosis: Diverticulosis is the condition of having diverticula, small outpouchings from the large…
- Lithotomy Surgical removal of a stone, especially a kidney or bladder stone. From the Greek roots litho-, stone + tome…
- African trypanosomiasis See: African sleeping sickness
- Legg-Calve-Perthes disease A hip disorder in children due to interruption of the blood supply to the head of the femur (the ball in the…