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Health care

Of or pertaining to the prevention and treatment of illness, and the preservation of physical and mental well-being, through the services provided by medical professionals.

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dysfluency

Health care; Behavioral science

The inability to communicate fluently in a language.

incoherent

Health care; Behavioral science

Unable to express thoughts in a clear manner. Lacking harmony.

aphasia

Health care; Behavioral science

Partial or total inability to articulate or comprehend spoken or written language due to injury to the brain or disease.

fan death

Health care; Behavioral science

Fan death is a belief widely held in South Korea alone which claims that sleeping in an enclosed room with a fan on is a potentially fatal activity. The exact reason for why this ...

isolophobia

Health care; Behavioral science

This is the fear of being left alone or being abandoned.

instructions for use

Biotechnology; Biochemistry

"a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it" Essential Requirements - Medical Device Directive 93/42/EEC - Annex I, 13.1: Each ...