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Hedonophobia
An abnormal, excessive, and persistent fear of pleasure. Sufferers with this most puritanical of phobias typically feel guilty about experiencing pleasure even though they usually realize rationally there is nothing at all wrong with…
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- Fruitfly genome See: Drosophila genome
- Avuncular 1. Literally, relating to an uncle. 2. Figuratively, suggestive of an uncle, as in geniality. 3 In medical…
- Bulbourethral gland Also called Cowper's gland. A pea-sized gland in the male located behind and to the side of the urethra that…
- Alstrom-Hallgren syndrome See: Alstrom syndrome
- Twisted ankle See: Ankle sprain
- Periaortic Around the aorta. The aorta is the great artery that comes from the left ventricle of the heart and delivers…
- Heterotrisomy Trisomy of different chromosomes. The occurrence of two children in the same family, one with trisomy 18 and…
- Polio Abbreviation for poliomyelitis, an acute and sometimes devastating disease caused by a virus. Man is the only…
- Endodermal Pertaining to the endoderm or to tissues derived from the endoderm
- Peritonitis, acute Sudden inflammation of the peritoneum, the membrane lining the inner wall of the abdomen and pelvis…
- Tooth, wisdom One of the large molars in the very back of the jaw. The human jaw has changed in size over the course of…