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Nocebo
A negative placebo effect as, for example, when patients taking medications experience adverse side effects unrelated to the specific pharmacological action of the drug. The nocebo effect is associated with the person's prior expectations…
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Show more- Thyroplasty A surgical technique designed to improve the voice by altering the cartilages of the larynx (the voice box)…
- Chronic illness An illness that persists for a long period of time. The term 'chronic' comes from the Greek chronos, time and…
- Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy See: Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
- Diabetes, juvenile See Diabetes, type 1
- Shin splint An inflammatory condition of the front part of the tibia (the big bone in the lower leg) that results from…
- Colposcope A lighted magnifying instrument used by a gynecologist to examine the tissues of the vagina and the cervix…
- Compression, biliary See: Biliary compression
- Occipital 1. Pertaining to the occiput, the back of head. 2. Located near the occipital bone as, for example, the…
- Proximo- Proximal
- Nasal passage The walls of the nasal passages are coated with respiratory mucous membranes which contain innumerable tiny…
- Superaspirin A class of drugs that act in certain but not all ways like aspirin. Also known as Cox-2 inhibitors, these…
- Steele-Richardson-Olszewksi syndrome A hormonal problem that causes women to have various symptoms, including irregular or no menstruation, acne…