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Fear of women
An abnormal, irrational and persistent fear of women. Sufferers experience undue anxiety even though they realize they face no threat. Fear of women is termed 'gynephobia,' a word derived from the Greek 'gyne' (woman) and 'phobos' (fear)…
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- Fear of joy An abnormal, excessive, and persistent fear of experiencing joy or pleasure. Sufferers with this most…
- Esophageal speech Speech produced with air trapped in the esophagus and forced out again. People with a laryngectomy (for…
- Condom, female Although the word 'condom' usually conjures up the male condom, there is a female condom. The Reality Female…
- Brain aneurysm Brain aneurysm: A brain aneurysm is a small outpouching (an aneurysm) that looks like a berry and classically…
- Contraceptive, minipill A form of oral contraceptive taken daily, like combined oral contraceptives (the 'pill'), but containing only…
- Bubonic plague The most common form of the plague, named for the characteristic buboes -- buboes are enlarged lymph nodes…
- Cardiopulmonary Having to do with both the heart and lungs
- Granuloma, fish bowl Localized nodular skin inflammation (small reddish raised areas of skin) caused by a bacterium called…
- Extra systole See: Extrasystole
- Tympanum In anatomy, the drum of the ear, the eardrum, the tympanic membrane. The tympanum resembles the head of a…
- Chondroplasia The formation of cartilage by specialized cells called chondrocytes