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Therapy, fever
Fever: Using abnormal elevations in body temperature as a tool to treat disease. This was done in the past by deliberately raising the patient's temperature to cause fever. Fever therapy was pioneered by the Austrian neuropsychiatrist…
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- BMI calculation The British Medical Journal. The BMJ states that it "aims to help doctors everywhere practice better medicine…
- Sinus 1. An air-filled cavity in a dense portion of a skull bone. The sinuses decrease the weight of the skull. The…
- Postoperative care Care given after surgery until the patient is discharged from the hospital or surgicenter and, in some cases…
- Belching A normal process to relieve distention from the air that accumulates in the stomach. The upper abdominal…
- Total laryngectomy A surgical procedure in which the whole voice box is removed, and the stoma opening into the larynx is…
- DSCR See: Down syndrome critical region
- Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome A genetic disorder that makes XY fetuses insensitive (unresponsive) to androgens (male hormones). Instead…
- Film Slang shortening of X-ray film, an X-ray, a radiograph
- Panmixus Random mating
- Chromosome, X See: Chronic myelogenous leukemia.
- Pressure urticaria A common type of hives (urticaria) that occurs after the skin has been under pressure, often the feet after…