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Oriental medicine (traditional)
His is a sophisticated form of medicine that is comprised of many systematic techniques and methods, including acupuncture, herbal medicine, acupressure, qi gong, and oriental massage. The most striking characteristic of oriental medicine…
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- Pruritus Itching. Pruritus can result from drug reaction, food allergy, kidney or liver disease, cancers, parasites…
- Linkage map A map of the genes on a chromosome based on linkage analysis. A linkage map does not show the physical…
- Estrogen-associated blood clots >esterified estrogens >esterified estrogens and methyltestosterone >estradiol >estrogens (conjugated) and…
- Racemose aneurysm An aneurysm that looks like a bunch of grapes
- Arteriovenous malformation (AVM) A serious disease characterized by inflammation of the walls of the blood vessels (vasculitis). The vessels…
- Zinsser disease Also called Brill-Zinsser disease, recrudescence of epidemic typhus years after the initial attack. The agent…
- Lead-based paint Paint or other surface coatings that, by definition, contain lead in excess of 1.0 milligrams per square…
- LAVH Laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy, a procedure using laparoscopic techniques to remove the uterus…
- Capillary morphogenesis gene 2 See CMG2
- CBT Cognitive behavior therapy. See: Cognitive therapy