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Allopathic medicine
The system of medical practice which treats disease by the use of remedies which produce effects different from those produced by the disease under treatment. MDs practice allopathic medicine. Also called conventional medicine. The term…
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Show more- Syndrome, Rendu-Osler-Weber See: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
- T cell, peripheral A T cell found in the peripheral blood rather than in the lymphatic system.
- Connective tissue disease, heritable See: Heritable connective tissue disease
- Locomotive system Limited to a local region. See also: Locoregional anesthesia; Locoregional metastasis.
- Leg In popular usage, the leg extends from the top of the thigh down to the foot. However, in medical…
- Physiology >Some physiological studies are concerned with processes that go on within cells such as phagocytosis, the…
- Articulation disorder The inability to correctly produce speech sounds (phonemes) because of the imprecise placement, timing…
- Amniotic fluid The fluid bathing the fetus and serving as a shock absorber.
- Brazelton newborn test A widely used test of the newborn baby as to their neurologic status and developmental progress. The…
- Hepar The liver or a preparation made from it. The term hepar is not often used today. It is a direct borrowing of…
- Congenital ptosis of the eyelids Drooping of the upper eyelids at birth. The lids may droop only slightly or they may cover the pupils and…
- Cold sore A small sore situated on the face or in the mouth that causes pain, burning, or itching before bursting and…