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Bacteriaphobia
An abnormal and persistent fear of germs. Sufferers from bacteriaphobia experience undue anxiety even though they realize that most germs are not pathogens (disease-causing germs). To avoid germs, they may repeat cleaning rituals, such as…
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Show more- Prosthesis An artificial substitute or replacement of a part of the body such as a tooth, eye, a facial bone, the…
- Coxa vara Inward curvature of the hip. Malformation of the hip at birth, such as coxa vara, can increase one's risk for…
- Epithelium The outside layer of cells that covers all the free, open surfaces of the body including the skin, and mucous…
- Intervention The act of intervening, interfering or interceding with the intent of modifying the outcome. In medicine, an…
- Retrovirus An RNA virus (a virus composed not of DNA but of RNA). Retroviruses have an enzyme called reverse…
- Deficiency, protein C Protein C is a protein in plasma that enters into the cascade of biochemical events leading to the formation…
- Photokeratitis A burn of the cornea (the clear front surface of the eye) by ultraviolet B rays (UVB). Also called radiation…
- Disease, Norwalk Disease due to Norwalk virus, not one but a family of small round viruses that are an important cause of…
- Pancolitis Ulcerative colitis that involves the entire colon (the large intestine). Ulcerative colitis itself is a…
- Pressure wound See: Pressure sore
- Thrombotic disease due to protein C deficiency Protein C is a protein in plasma that enters into the cascade of biochemical events leading to the formation…
- Fertility The ability to conceive and have children, the ability to become pregnant through normal sexual activity…