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Fear of blushing
An abnormal and persistent fear of blushing. Sufferers of this fear experience undue anxiety even though they realize their fear is irrational. Their anxiety results from worry about being the focus of attention and the subject of…
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- Intercurrent disease A disease that intervenes during the course of another disease. A patient with AIDS may develop an…
- Diverticulum, hypopharyngeal See: Zenker diverticulum
- Spermatic cord A group of structures which go through the inguinal canal to the testis. The structures include the vas…
- Wasting 1. Gradual loss (for example, of weight), deterioration, emaciation. As in a wasting disease. 2. Excessive…
- Subdural hematoma Bleeding into the space between the dura (the brain cover) and the brain itself. This space is called the…
- Dorsal The back or posterior side of a structure. "Dorsum" is the Latin word for the back. Something pertaining to…
- Contraceptive, minipill A form of oral contraceptive taken daily, like combined oral contraceptives (the 'pill'), but containing only…
- Saccharin An artificial sweetener which diluted in water is 300-500 times sweeter than the sugar sucrose. (Saccharin is…
- Homologies Similarities in DNA or protein sequences between individuals or between species
- Ophthalmic artery The ophthalmic artery supplies blood to the eye and adjacent structures of the face. It arises from the…
- Activase Brand name of alteplase, a tissue plasminogen activator made by recombinant DNA technology. See: Tissue…