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Fear of bacteria
Eria): An abnormal and persistent fear of bacilli (bacteria). A phobia is an unreasonable sort of fear that can cause avoidance and panic. Phobias are a relatively common type of anxiety disorder. Phobias can be treated with cognitive…
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Show more- Belly pain Pain in the abdomen. See: Abdominal pain
- Internal genitalia, female See: Female internal genitalia
- Willebrand-Juergens disease See: Von Willebrand disease
- Alpha-defensin See: Defensin
- Pneumococcal immunization Vaccination to help prevent infection by Streptococcus pneumoniae, also known as the pneumococcus bacterium…
- Diagnostic mammogram An X-ray of the breast done to evaluate: > >Abnormalities seen or suspected on a prior screening mammogram…
- Allergy, cow milk Allergy, cow milk: Casein and whey are the two major proteins of human milk and most milk-based formulas…
- Bilharziasis A parasite infection by a trematode worm acquired from infested water. Also known as schistosomiasis. Species…
- Granulomatous colitis Crohn's disease of the colon (the large intestine). Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder…
- Animal-to-human transplant Transplant: See Xenotransplantation
- National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) One of the Centers of the National Institutes of Health, whose mission is to 'advance biomedical research and…
- Hypercarbia More than the normal level of carbon dioxide in the blood. Hypercarbia is the opposite of hypocarbia