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Fever therapy
Fever therapy: 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…
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Show more- Test, syphilis (FTA-ABS) The fluorescent treponemal antibody absorbed (FTA-ABS) test for syphilis is a blood serum screening test…
- Trochlear nerve The trochlear nerve controls the superior oblique muscle of the eye, one of the extraocular muscles, the…
- Regimen With the accent on the first syllable (reg as in Reggie Jackson), a regimen is a plan, a regulated course…
- Pubarche Just as menarche means the time when menstruation begins, pubarche indicates when pubic hair begins.
- X-ray, AP An X-ray picture in which the beams pass from front-to-back (anteroposterior). An AP film is as opposed to a…
- Hand-arm vibration syndrome A disorder resulting from prolonged exposure to vibration, specifically to the hands and forearms while using…
- Autologous blood donation Giving blood to yourself. For example, patients scheduled for non-emergency surgery may be eligible to donate…
- Intelligence, non-verbal Innate or learned ability to understand and carry out motor tasks, such as solving physical puzzles. Also…
- BAEP (brainstem auditory evoked potentials) See: ABR test
- Poikiloderma Extra pigmentation of the skin demonstrating a variety of shades and associated with widened capillaries…
- Anemia, aplastic See: Aplastic anemia
- Sleep restriction therapy A type of therapy in which the number of hours of sleep are restricted. Sleep restriction therapy is used in…