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Fear of age
An abnormal and persistent fear of growing old is termed gerascophobia. Sufferers of gerascophobia feel undue anxiety about aging even though they may be in good health -- physically, economically and otherwise. They may worry about the…
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- Rheumatologist A specialist in the non-surgical treatment of rheumatic illnesses, especially arthritis. Rheumatologists have…
- Compound heterozygote The presence of two different mutant alleles at a particular gene locus, one on each chromosome of a pair…
- Beta blocker A class of drugs that block beta-adrenergic substances such as adrenaline (epinephrine) in the 'sympathetic'…
- Moniliasis, oral Yeast infection of the mouth and throat caused by a fungus formerly called Monilia, now known as Candida…
- Surgery, elective Surgery that is subject to choice (election). The choice may be made by the patient or doctor. For example…
- Spermatocide Any agent that is destructive to spermatozoa (that is, kills sperm). Nonoxynol-9 is the most commonly…
- Rash, vesicular A raised, blistery rash
- AAMC (Ass Am Medical Colleges) The American Association of Medical Colleges, a nonprofit association of the 125 accredited U.S. medical…
- Homocysteine Homocysteine: An amino acid produced by the body, usually as a byproduct of consuming meat. Homocysteine is…
- Euthyroid The state of having normal thyroid gland function. As opposed to hyperthyroid (overactive thyroid) and…
- Dysmetabolic syndrome X A constellation of metabolic abnormalities in serum or plasma insulin/glucose level ratios, lipids…