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Binge eating disorder
Binge eating disorder: An eating disorder characterized by periods of extreme over-eating, but not followed by purging behaviors as in most cases of bulimia. Binge eating can occur alone, or in conjunction with a lesion of the hypothalamus…
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Show more- NCEP The National Cholesterol Education Program. See: National Cholesterol Education Program
- Wart Wart: A local growth of the outer layer of the skin (the epidermis) caused by a virus. The virus of warts (a…
- His Histidine. See also: Amino acid symbols
- Orphan drug 1. Oral rehydration salts. 2. Oral rehydration solution. 3. Orthopaedic Research Society.
- Assay An assay is an analysis done to determine: > >The presence of a substance and the amount of that substance…
- Dyspareunia The medical term for pain during sexual intercourse.
- Ornithine An amino acid that is not found in protein but is important in the formation of urea and the disposal of…
- Fear of heat Thermophobia. An abnormally excessive and persistent fear of heat, including hot weather and hot objects…
- Lithobid See: Lithium
- Therapy, external beam radiation Radiation focused from a source outside the body on the affected area (for example, the cancer) within the…
- Migraine, ocular Migraine involving the eyes, with or without headache. Ocular migraines usually affect only one eye at a…
- Syndrome, Pagon See: Pagon syndrome