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Fear of having a malformed child
An abnormal and persistent fear of bearing a malformed child is termed teratophobia. A phobia is an unreasonable sort of fear that can cause avoidance and panic. Phobias are a relatively common type of anxiety disorder. The term…
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- Optic Having to do with vision.
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders Stroke (NINDS): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., the NINDS's mission is to 'support and…
- Antidepressant >citalopram (Celexa, Cipramil) >escitalopram oxalate (Cipralex, Lexapro) >fluvoxamine maleate (Luvox)…
- Fibroma, nonossifying A growing lesion with a fibroma structure. Treatment is by surgery
- Child injury, mental Also known as emotional child abuse, this is the third most frequently reported form of child abuse (after…
- Elbow, arthritis of the Inflammation (arthritis) of the elbow joint can be due to many systemic forms of arthritis, including…
- Newborn screening Tests of newborns to screen for serious treatable diseases most of which are genetic. The newborn screening…
- MCI Mild cognitive impairment
- Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia Kidney cancer due to a gene than can be transmitted from parent to child. The vast majority of kidney cancer…
- Ferritin The major iron storage protein. The blood level of ferritin serves as an indicator of the amount of iron…
- Rod A type of specialized light-sensitive cell (photoreceptor) in the retina of the eye that provides side vision…