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Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy: The treatment of a behavior disorder, mental illness, or any other condition by psychological means. Psychotherapy may utilize insight, persuasion, suggestion, reassurance, and instruction so that patients may see themselves…
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Show more- Allodynia Pain from stimuli which are not normally painful. The pain may occur other than in the area stimulated…
- Ophthalmic artery The ophthalmic artery supplies blood to the eye and adjacent structures of the face. It arises from the…
- Gonarthritis Inflammation of the knee joint
- Reduction mammaplasty See: Breast reduction
- Morphea Skin changes that are localized to one or more patchy areas of skin that become hardened, dry, smooth and…
- Navel The umbilicus, the former site of attachment of the umbilical cord, usually found in about the middle of the…
- Basal ganglia A region consisting of 3 clusters of neurons (called the caudate nucleus, putamen, and the globus pallidus)…
- Kindred An extended family or clan, a group of related individuals. The term 'kindred' is used in population studies…
- Bones of the leg, ankle and foot Are 62 lower extremity bones. They consist of 10 hip and leg, 14 ankle and 38 foot bones. > >The 10 hip and…
- Thiamine deficiency, infantile See: Infantile beriberi
- Dermatophytic onychomycosis Ringworm of the nail, the most common fungus infection of the nails (onychomycosis). Onychomycosis makes the…
- Delusion A false personal belief that is not subject to reason or contradictory evidence and is not explained by a…