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Fear of heat
Thermophobia. An abnormally excessive and persistent fear of heat, including hot weather and hot objects. Sufferers from this fear experience anxiety even though they realize their fear is irrational. To avoid heat, they may live in a cold…
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Show more- Femur The femur is the bone in the leg that extends from the hip to the knee. The femur constitutes the upper leg…
- Blood dyscrasia Blood disease
- Carbon dioxide A gas which is the byproduct of cellular metabolism and which collects in the tissues, is cleared from the…
- Immunization, rubella See Immunization, MMR.
- FEMA A name well known to people in the US who have experienced a major natural or made-man disaster. FEMA stands…
- Sitophilus granarius See: Granary weevil
- Olivae The olives, twin structures in the brain
- Post-menopausal See: Postmenopausal
- Contralateral On the other side. The contralateral breast is the breast on the other breast. A stroke affecting the right…
- Zooparasite A living parasite, such as a worm or protozoa
- Gastropathy, hypertrophic hypoproteinemic See: Giant hypertrophic gastritis
- Cogan syndrome Arteritis (also referred to as vasculitis) that involves the ear. This condition is called Cogan syndrome…