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Fear of children
An abnormal and persistent fear of babies and children. Sufferers experience anxiety even though they realize their fear is groundless. Rearing a child or being around active children can both produce anxiety. Fear of children is termed…
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Show more- Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty A type of operation designed to tighten up flabby tissues and enlarge the upper air passages. The operation…
- Patellar ligament See: Patellar tendon
- Excisional Pertaining to the act of excision, of removal by surgery. An excisional biopsy is one in which the lesion is…
- Biological response modifiers S): Substances that stimulate the body's response to infection and disease. The body naturally produces small…
- Fracture, compression A fracture caused by compression, the act of pressing together. Compression fractures of the vertebrae are…
- Acromegaly Condition due to the production of too much growth hormone by the pituitary gland after the end of…
- Scale, Fahrenheit Thermometer scale in which the freezing point of water is 32°F and the boiling point of water 212°F. The…
- Trocar A sharply pointed shaft, usually with a three-sided point. A trocar may be used within a cannula, a hollow…
- Tophus A nodular mass of uric acid crystals. Tophi are characteristically deposited in different soft tissue areas…
- CB1 See: Cannabinoid receptor 1
- Hereditary ALS See: Familial ALS
- Idiocy, amaurotic familial An outdated term for Tay-Sachs disease (TSD) which is concisely defined by OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance…