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Psychopathic personality
Ee: Antisocial personality disorder
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Show more- Acute epiglottitis A very rapidly progressive infection causing inflammation of the epiglottis (the flap that covers the…
- Male pelvis The lower part of the abdomen located between the hip bones in the male. There are significant differences in…
- Vertigo, benign paroxysmal positional (BPPV) A balance disorder that results in the sudden onset of dizziness, spinning, or vertigo when moving the head
- Acoustic aphasia See: Auditory aphasia
- Thyrolingual cyst See: Thyroglossal cyst
- Lithobid See: Lithium
- Susceptibility genes, breast cancer Inherited factors that predispose to breast cancer. Put otherwise, these genes make one more susceptible to…
- George W. Thorn See: Thorn, George W.
- Marsh fever See malaria
- Dementia, vascular See Vascular dementia
- Mucus colitis A common gastrointestinal disorder involving an abnormal condition of gut contractions (motility)…
- Conception 1. The union of the sperm and the ovum. Synonymous with fertilization.2. The onset of pregnancy, marked by…