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Fomentation
A quaint old term for the application of hot packs or the substance so applied. From the Latin 'fovimentum' which meant, no surprise, to 'a warm application.' To 'foment' means, literally, to warm or heat up. It is, figuratively, to…
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- PLP See: Proteolipid protein
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- Base, pressor A pressor base is a substance chemically classified as a base (or amine) that is capable of raising the blood…
- Melancholia Old term for depression.
- Corpus amygdaloideum See: Amygdaloid nucleus
- Alopecia capitis totalis Loss of all of the scalp hair. Alopecia means baldness and capitis refers to the head. Alopecia capitis…
- Child injury, mental Also known as emotional child abuse, this is the third most frequently reported form of child abuse (after…
- Melanoma, superficial spreading One of the four clinical types of malignant melanoma, the most common type in whites, typically presents as a…
- Aseptic necrosis Aseptic necrosis: Condition in which poor blood supply to an area of bone leads to bone death. Also called…
- Itching Itching: An uncomfortable sensation in the skin that feels as if something is crawling on the skin or in the…
- Precursor Forerunner. That which precedes or is derived from an available source. The term 'precursor' is applied to an…