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Fear of public places
This irrational fear is called agoraphobia. It applies to open areas, especially those from which escape could be difficult or help not immediately accessible. Persons with agoraphobia frequently also have panic disorder. People with…
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- Monochromatism 1) Total inability to perceive color. A person with true monochromatism perceives only black, white, and…
- Elbow, golfer's The inner portion of the elbow is a bony prominence called the medial epicondyle. Tendons from the muscles…
- Peutz-Jeghers syndrome A cancer genetic disorder characterized by freckle-like spots on the lips, mouth and fingers and polyps in…
- COL4A5 The gene for basement membrane type IV collagen alpha-5 chain. COL4A5 is on the X chromosome in band Xq22.3…
- Trunk, pulmonary See: Pulmonary trunk
- Mycotoxin A toxin produced by a fungus. A mycotoxin may be formed when grains or some other products become moldy. From…
- Glial fibrillary acidic protein See: GFAP.
- National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) One of the Centers of the National Institutes of Health, whose mission is to 'advance biomedical research and…
- Serum hepatitis Hepatitis B.
- Physiologic stress test Stress test: Although there can be a diversity of physiologic stress tests, this refers here to a physiologic…
- Aneurysm, abdominal An aneurysm situated within the abdomen (belly). An aneurysm is a localized widening (dilatation) of an…