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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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Show more- Skeleton, bones of the The human body has 206 bones. These consist of 80 axial (head and trunk) bones and 126 appendicular (upper…
- Huntington disease Huntington disease: An hereditary disorder with mental and physical deterioration leading to death. Although…
- NPH NREM (non-rapid eye movement) sleep is dreamless sleep. During NREM, the brain waves on the…
- Anaphylaxis Anaphylaxis: Allergic reaction. In severe cases, this can include potentially deadly anaphylactic shock.
- Circulatory system The system that moves blood throughout the body. The circulatory system is composed of the heart, arteries…
- Concatenate To link together in a chain or in a series. For example, the lymph nodes that appeared enlarged were…
- Prograf Brand name of tacrolimus. See: Tacrolimus
- Typhus, rat-flea See Typhus, murine
- Surgical menopause Menopause: Menopause induced by surgery. Surgical menopause is a type of induced menopause: menopause due to…
- Drug-resistant tuberculosis See: Tuberculosis, drug-resistant
- Cell, T-4 A type of T cell that has CD4 markers on its surface and participates in the immune response by recognizing…
- Dip, paraffin A treatment for the symptoms of joint and muscle conditions, such as arthritis, that consists of melted…