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- BSL-1 Biosafety level 1. The lowest level of biosafety, a level that applies to agents that do not ordinarily cause…
- Autophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of loneliness, of being alone. A fear of solitude. Sufferers from autophobia…
- Prostatic hyperplasia, benign See: Benign prostatic hyperplasia.
- Organic brain syndrome Psychiatric or neurological symptoms, including problems with attention, concentration, and memory…
- African tick typhus One of the tick-borne rickettsial diseases of the eastern hemisphere, similar to Rocky Mountain spotted…
- Mitral valve A valve in the heart situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle that permits blood to flow from…
- Cardiac conduction system The electrical conduction system that controls the heart rate. This system generates electrical impulses and…
- CRAC1 Colorectal adenoma and carcinoma 1. Also called hereditary mixed polyposis syndrome. See: Hereditary mixed…
- Goldenhar syndrome Congenital malformation of the jaw, cheek and ear associated with vertebral defects. There is deformity of…
- Syndrome, Martin-Bell Better known as the fragile X syndrome, the most common heritable form of mental retardation. Fragile X…
- IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) Irritable bowel syndrome): A common gastrointestinal disorder involving an abnormal condition of gut…