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Tarantella
A remarkable example of early music therapy that originated in the region of Taranto, a city in southeastern Italy, in the 15th to 17th centuries. There it was believed that the bite of the tarantula spider, while not fatal, caused a dire…
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- Index, body mass (BMI) An index that relates body weight to height. The body mass index (BMI) is obtained by dividing a person's…
- Post-thrombotic syndrome The complications that may follow deep vein thrombosis (DVT). The complications after DVT may include…
- Allergic contact eczema Also called allergic contact dermatitis, this is a red, itchy, weepy reaction where the skin has come into…
- Ankylosis Stiffness or, more often, fusion of a joint. From the Greek ankylsis, meaning stiffening of a joint
- Nerve compression 'Pinching' a nerve by putting too much pressure on it. For example, the sciatic nerve may be painfully…
- Kilocalorie The term used to represent the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of a liter of water one…
- Ostomy An operation to create an opening from an area inside the body to the outside
- Temporal 1. Pertaining to time, limited in time, temporary, or transient.2. Pertaining to the temple region of the…
- Pee An informal term for piss, meant to lessen its vulgarity, but synonymous with it
- Hearing instrument A synonym for a hearing aid that gained popularity to distinguish the device from AIDS. See: Hearing aid
- Polypectomy Removal of a polyp by surgery. In the case of polyps in the colon, polypectomy may be done by open abdominal…