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Dip, wax
A treatment for the symptoms of joint and muscle conditions, such as arthritis, that consists of melted mineral wax derived from petroleum applied to a body area. Wax dips can be especially helpful in relieving the pain and stiffness of…
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Show more- Disease, occupational A disease due to a factor in a person's occupation. For example, lung disease in miners. Occupational…
- MS 1. Multiple sclerosis. See also entry to: Multiple sclerosis.2. Mass spectrometry
- Culture A culture is the propagation of microorganisms in a growth media. Any body tissue or fluid can be evaluated…
- Singultus A rarely used medical word for an ordinary hiccup. A hiccough is an extraordinary type of breathing movement…
- Kerato- Inflammation of the eye involving both the cornea and the conjunctiva. Keratoconjunctivitis can be due to…
- Cellulitus Common misspelling of cellulitis
- OPV Oral polio vaccine. See Polio vaccine, oral
- Stockholm syndrome Sudden collapse into unconsciousness due to a disorder of heart rhythm in which there is a slow or absent…
- Percutaneous Through the skin, as in a percutaneous biopsy
- Atlas The atlas is the first cervical (neck) vertebra (symbol: C1). It supports the head. The atlas bone is named…
- Jurisprudence, medical See: Medical jurisprudence
- Specificity 1. The quality of being specific as, for example, she showed the use of specificity in her diagnosis. 2. The…