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Conditioning
1) Exercise and practice to build the body up for either improved normal performance, as in physical therapy, or in preparation for sports performance. 2) A method of educating involving repetitive activities to influence behavior
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- Plaque, skin A plaque is a broad, raised area on the skin. Because it is raised, it can be felt (palpated). By definition…
- Alternative Medicine, National Center for Compleme See: National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine
- BX Medical abbreviation for biopsy. See: bx
- Urination, difficulty See: Dysuria
- Fear of flying An irrational fear of flying is called aerophobia. Aerophobia also refers to irrational fear of fresh air or…
- KHM Keratoderma hereditarium mutilans. See: Vohwinkel syndrome
- T-suppressor cells T cells that express the CD8 transmembrane glycoprotein (CD8+ T cells). They close down the immune response…
- Film, PA An X-ray picture in which the beams pass from back-to-front (posteroanterior). As opposed to an AP…
- Spinal compression The act of exerting an abnormal amount of pressure on the spinal cord. Spinal compression may, for instance…
- Fever, five-day Fever, five-day: Also called trench fever, this is a disease borne by body lice that was first recognized in…