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Oneself, fear of
An irrational fear of oneself, an intense self-fear that is groundless. Fear of oneself is termed 'autophobia' which comes from two Greek words: 'autos' (self) and 'phobos' (fear) = literally, self-fear, fear of oneself. 'Autos' has given…
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- Coronal A coronal plane through the body is a vertical plane from head to foot and parallel to the shoulders
- EBM Evidence-based medicine