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Chromatophobia
An abnormal and persistent fear of money. Sufferers experience undue anxiety even though they realize their fear is irrational. They worry that they might mismanage money or that money might live up to its reputation as 'the root of all…
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- Cell, cone A type of specialized light-sensitive cell (photoreceptor) in the retina of the eye that provide sharp…
- Allopathy The system of medical practice which treats disease by the use of remedies which produce effects different…
- Carbolic acid A synonym of phenol. In dilute solution, an antimicrobial agent. First used to clean wounds and dress them by…
- Dysthymia Dysthymia: A type of depression involving long-term, chronic symptoms that are not disabling, but keep a…
- Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ) Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ): A disorder of the temporomandibular joint(s) that causes pain…
- Immunosuppressive 1. Pertaining to immunosuppression, the suppression of the immune system.2. An agent capable of suppressing…
- Modeling, chromatin See: Chromatin remodeling
- Gorlin syndrome II Name sometimes used for the LEOPARD syndrome which Dr. Robert J. Gorlin and colleagues recognized and…
- Ames, Bruce N. American biochemist and geneticist (1928-) who developed the Ames test for chemical mutagens. Ames attended…
- Music therapy The use of music in therapy; the therapeutic use of music. There are many different definitions of music…
- Progestational hormone A synonym for the hormone progesterone. See: Progesterone