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Fear of drinking alcohol
An abnormal and persistent fear of drinking alcohol. Sufferers of this fear experience undue anxiety about addiction to alcohol and the effect this addiction can have on their body. (However, their abstinence from alcohol certainly should…
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- Platelet count The calculated number of platelets in a volume of blood, usually expressed as platelets per cubic millimeter…
- Glaucoma, symptoms of At first, there are no symptoms. Vision stays normal, and there is no pain. However, as the disease progress…
- Eye Institute, National ): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., NEI's mission is to 'conduct and support research…
- Ankle sprain A common musculoskeletal injury in which the ligaments of the ankle partially or completely tear due to…
- Inflammation A basic way in which the body reacts to infection, irritation or other injury, the key feature being redness…
- Syndrome, Hantavirus pulmonary The syndrome of familial Hypoparathyroidism, sensorineural Deafness, and Renal dysplasia. Inherited as an…
- Syndrome, goiter-deafness See Pendred syndrome
- Margaret Mead See: Mead, Margaret
- Glu Glutamic acid. See also: Amino acid symbols
- Vertebra, first cervical The first cervical (neck) vertebra is called the atlas. It supports the head. The atlas bone is named for the…
- Soft tissue sarcoma A malignant tumor that begins in the muscle, fat, fibrous tissue, blood vessels, or other 'soft' supporting…