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Contact healing
Another name for the alternative medicine practice of laying on of hands. See: Laying on of hands. See also: Therapeutic touch
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- Goodpasture syndrome An autoimmune disease characterized by a combination of lung and kidney disease --specifically, pulmonary…
- Institute of Medicine One of the National Academies of the United States. The Institute of Medicine conducts policy studies on…
- RTS See Rett syndrome.
- Anal papilla A skin tag that projects up from the junction between the skin and the inside lining of the anus. Anal…
- Dilatation and curettage Dilatation and curettage: A minor operation in which the cervix is expanded enough (dilatation) to permit the…
- Blood in the urine Blood in the urine is termed hematuria. Gross hematuria refers to blood that is so plentiful in the urine…
- R/O Medical abbreviation for rule out
- Contraction, premature See: Extrasystole
- Vessel, afferent A vessel that carries blood toward the heart. A vein or venule