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Gametophobia
An abnormal and persistent fear of being married. Sufferers of gametophobia experience undue anxiety even though they may rationally realize that the married state itself poses no threat to them. They may fear the challenge of living with…
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Show more- Linkage The tendency for genes and other genetic markers to be inherited together because of their location near one…
- Hereditary angioedema A genetic form of angioedema. (Angioedema is also referred to as Quinke's disease.) Persons with it are born…
- Pulmonary stenosis, peripheral, with cholestasis Also known as arteriohepatic dysplasia or Alagille syndrome, this ia a genetic disorder characterized by…
- Mental retardation, blindness, deafness, seizures Seizures: A disorder first reported in 1999 by Gustavson and colleagues as a newly recognized X-linked mental…
- Rhabdomyolysis A condition in which skeletal muscle cells break down, releasing myoglobin (the oxygen-carrying pigment in…
- Nerve, trochlear The trochlear nerve controls the superior oblique muscle of the eye, one of the extraocular muscles, the…
- Electromyogram Electromyogram: A test used to record the electrical activity of muscles. When muscles are active, they…
- Immune thrombocytopenic purpura A blood disorder characterized by the destruction of blood platelets due to the presence of antiplatelet…
- Monkeypox Monkeypox: A rare zoonotic (animal-borne) viral disease similar to smallpox. The virus responsible for…
- Ventricle, left The ventricles are the two lower chambers of the heart. The left ventricle is the chamber that receives blood…
- Tympanic membrane Just the ear drum
- Macular vision The macula is a special area in the center of the retina, the light-sensitive layer of tissue at the back of…