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Gestalt therapy
A psychotherapeutic concept that stresses understanding mental processes as holistic entities (gestalts) rather than as discrete steps. Gestalt therapy often uses group therapy techniques to help patients gain this type of insight. See…
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Show more- Smoke, second-hand Environmental tobacco smoke that is inhaled involuntarily or passively by someone who is not smoking…
- Fontanel (fontanelle) The word fontanel comes from the French fontaine for fountain. The medical term fontanel is a 'soft spot' of…
- Resistance, antibiotic The ability of bacteria and other microorganisms to withstand an antibiotic to which they were once sensitive…
- Serrated Finely notched like the cutting edge of a saw. The serratus muscles take their name from their serrated…
- Diphtheria Diphtheria: An acute infectious disease that typically strikes the upper respiratory tract including the…
- RCT Randomized controlled trial
- Rat-flea typhus Murine typhus, an acute infectious disease with fever, headache, and rash, all quite similar to, but milder…
- Claudication Claudication: Limping. The word 'claudication' comes from the Latin 'claudicare' meaning to limp. The Roman…
- Mydriasis Dilation of the pupils induced by eyedrops. The opposite of miosis.
- Small intestine insufficiency See: Short bowel syndrome
- Contraceptive, combined oral Commonly called 'the pill,' combined oral contraceptives are the most commonly used form of reversible birth…
- Carbuncles A skin abscess, a collection of pus that forms inside the body. Antibiotics are often not very helpful in…