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Fear of feces
El waste): An abnormal and persistent fear of feces (bowel waste). Sufferers of this fear experience anxiety even though they realize their fear is irrational. They go out of their way to avoid coming into contact with feces or sometimes…
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Show more- Arteriohepatic dysplasia Also known as Alagille syndrome, this ia a genetic disorder characterized by jaundice in the newborn period…
- Fibronectin, fetal See: Fetal fibronectin
- Fever, Meuse Fever, Meuse: Named for the Meuse River area, one of the great battlegrounds of World War I. Also known as…
- Knee replacement, total A surgical procedure in which damaged parts of the knee joint are replaced with artifical parts. The surgery…
- Pharmacopoeia An official authoritative listing of drugs. Aspirin has, for example, long been in the pharmacopoeia. By…
- Frontal In anatomy, pertaining to the forehead. As, for example, the frontal bone, frontal sinus, and frontal nerve…
- Right hepatic duct The duct that drains bile from the right half of the liver and joins the left hepatic duct to form the common…
- Restriction site A sequence in DNA that can be recognized and cut by a specific restriction enzyme.
- Prader-Willi syndrome Prader-Willi syndrome: A syndrome characterized by severe hypotonia (floppiness), poor suck and feeding…
- Cognitive behavior therapy See: Cognitive therapy
- Lower GI series Short for lower gastrointestinal series. A series of x-rays of the rectum, colon and lower section of the…
- Cutis laxa A dermatologic condition characterized by unusually loose skin which may hang in pendulous folds. Cutis laxa…