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Cryophobia
An abnormal and persistent fear of cold, including cold weather and cold objects. Sufferers from cryophobia experience anxiety even though they realize their fear is irrational. To avoid cold, they may live in a warm climate, dress more…
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Show more- Reticulocyte count The number of reticulocytes (young red blood cells) circulating in blood, usually less than 1% of the total…
- SAA 1.Serum amyloid A (an acute-phase protein which increases early in the course of inflammation). 2…
- Mucositis Inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the digestive tract from the mouth on down to the anus. Mucositis…
- Phenylketonuria, maternal See Maternal phenylketonuria
- Recuperate To recover health and strength. From the Latin recuperare meaning to regain, get back, recover. To recuperate…
- Nail infection, fungal The most common fungus infection of the nails is onychomycosis. Onychomycosis makes the nails look white and…
- Nail dysgenesis and hypodontia A genetic disorder characterized by abnormalities of the nails (nail dysgenesis) and the absence of several…
- Nerve, ninth cranial The ninth cranial nerve is the glossopharyngeal nerve. All 12 cranial nerves, the glossopharyngeal nerve…
- ABO blood group The major human blood group system. A person's ABO type depends upon the presence of absence of two genes…
- Spot, histo See: Histo spot
- Genu The Latin word for the knee. When the knee is referred to in medicine, it is just called the knee. However…
- Therapy The treatment of disease. Therapy is synonymous with treatment, as for example: > >Antiretroviral therapy…