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Amelioration
Not a word confined to medicine but a word used in medicine, amelioration is synonymous with improvement. If a patient's condition shows amelioration, the patient is clearly better -- there is some improvement in her or his condition…
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- Acute fatty liver of pregnancy Fatty liver of pregnancy: Liver failure in late pregnancy, usually from unknown cause. Acute fatty liver of…
- Acinetobacter (Pronounced AH-sin-neto-bacter). A group of bacteria found in soil, water, and hospitals where they can cause…
- Distance healing Healing in which people seek to help patients simply with the power of the mind. Distance healing can include…
- Isotopic Referring to an isotope, a form of a chemical element with the same atomic number as another element but…
- Zomig Brand name for zolmitriptan, a triptan drug for the treatment of migraine
- Blood pressure, low Any blood pressure that is below the normal expected for an individual in a given environment. Low blood…
- Myocarditis Myocarditis: Inflammation of the myocardium, the heart muscle. Myocarditis can be caused by a number of…
- Percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy (PEJ) A surgical procedure for placing a feeding tube into the jejunum (part of the small intestine) without…
- Charles D. Kelman See: Phacoemulsification
- Hepato- Prefix or combining form used before a consonant to refer to the liver. From the Greek hepar, liver
- Prox- Proximal