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Therapeutics
In medicine, the branch that deals specifically with the treatment of disease and the art and science of healing. In pharmacology, therapeutics accordingly refers to the use of drugs and the method of their administration in the treatment…
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- Cartilage Firm, rubbery tissue that cushions bones at joints. A more flexible kind of cartilage connects muscles with…
- Osteopathy A system of therapy founded in the 19th century based on the concept that the body can formulate its own…
- Spinal cord disease in diabetes Involvement of the spinal cord in people with diabetes. Most of the neurologic attention in diabetes mellitus…
- Background radiation Radiation that comes from environmental sources including the earth's crust, the atmosphere, cosmic rays, and…
- Coarctation of the aorta A congenital constriction of the aorta, impeding the flow of blood below the level of the constriction and…
- Partial seizure A seizure that affects only one part of the brain. Symptoms depend on which part is affected. One part of the…
- Purpura, thrombotic thrombocytopenic (TTP) A life-threatening disease involving embolism and thrombosis (plugging) of the small blood vessels in the…
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