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- Fear of marriage An abnormal and persistent fear of being married. Sufferers of this phobia experience undue anxiety even…
- Pain An unpleasant sensation that can range from mild, localized discomfort to agony. Pain has both physical and…
- Substance, pressor See: Pressor substance
- APECED (autoimmune polyendocrinopathy) Laxative. Used both as a noun (an aperient is a laxative) and adjective (prunes are an aperient fruit). From…
- Reproduction The production of offspring. Reproduction need not be sexual. Yeast can reproduce by budding
- Dilation, pupil (test) This examination enables your eye care professional to see more of your retina, the light-sensitive layer of…
- Fracture, hangman's See: Hangman's fracture
- Indication 1. In medicine, a condition which makes a particular treatment or procedure advisable. CML (chronic myeloid…
- Nocardiosis An infection with bacteria called Nocardia which tend to strike the lungs, brain and skin, particularly in…
- Aortic atresia Congenital absence of the normal valvular opening from the left ventricle of the heart into the aorta…