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Treatment, palliative
To palliate a disease is to treat it partially and insofar as possible, but not cure it completely. Palliation cloaks a disease. Also sometimes called symptomatic treatment. To take a case, a 91-year-old man was found to have a tumor in…
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Show more- Syndrome, cracked tooth A toothache caused by a broken tooth (tooth fracture) without associated cavity or advanced gum disease…
- Syndecan One of a family of core proteins with sugars attached to the cell surfaces that control or influence tissue…
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug: A type of drug commonly prescribed for the treatment of inflammation of…
- Genome, mitochondrial All of the genetic information contained in the chromosome of the mitochondrion, a structure located in the…
- Varicella immunization See Chickenpox immunization
- Viral hepatitis Viral hepatitis: Viral hepatitis is liver inflammation caused by viruses. Specific hepatitis viruses have…
- Clones, recombinant Clones containing recombinant DNA molecules.
- RNA virus, positive-strand See: Positive-strand RNA virus
- Ventilation, positive pressure The provision of oxygen under pressure by a mechanical respirator, a machine designed to improve the exchange…
- Hepatitis C virus A single-stranded RNA virus in the Flaviviridae family that causes hepatitis C. Abbreviated HCV. The HCV…
- Posthitis Inflammation of the prepuce (the foreskin of the penis). In the uncircumcised male, posthitis and balanitis…
- Hexenmilch See: Witch's milk