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Neophobia
Fear of anything new, of innovation, an irrational fear of new situations, places, or things. In animal behavior, neophobia refers to the tendency of an animal to avoid or retreat from an unfamiliar object or situation. All phobias are…
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Show more- Ataxia, cerebellar See: Ataxia
- DSM-IV The 4th edition of 'Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders' (DSM) a comprehensive…
- Eyelid The lid or cover of the eye, a movable fold of skin and muscle that can be closed over the eyeball or opened…
- Sex chromosome The X chromosome or the Y chromosome, in humans. The sex chromosomes determine the sex of an individual. As a…
- Hem-onc Short for Hematology-oncology
- Ergophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of work. Sufferers of ergophobia experience undue anxiety about the workplace…
- Monozygous twins Twin: Identical twins that originate from a single fertilized egg (a zygote)
- Hemiparesis Weakness on one side of the body.
- Achondrogenesis-hypochondrogenesis, type II See: Achondrogenesis type II
- Shoulder, frozen See: Frozen shoulder
- Hemorrhoids Hemorrhoids: See: Hemorrhoid.
- Hepatico- A combining form used before a consonant to indicate a relationship to a hepatic duct or the liver. From the…