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The most complete online medical dictionary: 16,436 terms covering anatomy, physiology, pathologies, diagnostic exams, pharmacology and every clinical specialty.
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Guided imagery
An alternative medicine technique in which patients use their imagination to visualize improved health, or to 'attack' a disease, such as a tumor. Some studies indicate that the positive thinking can have an effect on disease outcome, so…
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Show more- Submaxillary gland See Submandibular gland.
- Wheezer A slang term for a patient who is wheezing. Sometimes applied to someone having serious trouble breathing
- Centromere The cinched 'waist' of the chromosome essential for the division and the retention of the chromosome in the…
- Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Stitute of (NIDDK): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., the NIDDK has a multisystem name…
- Placebo Also called the placebo response. A remarkable phenomenon in which a placebo -- a fake treatment, an inactive…
- PLP1 The gene encoding proteolipid protein, or lipophilin, the primary constituent of myelin. The PLP1 gene is on…
- Feeding tube See: Enteral nutrition
- Agonist maintenance treatment See: Methadone treatment program
- Beta-defensin See: Defensin
- HDL cholesterol Lipoproteins, which are combinations of lipids (fats) and proteins, are the form in which lipids are…
- Hormone, androgenic Any hormone that promotes the development and maintenance of the male sex characteristics. Testosterone is an…
- Intrauterine growth restriction The growth of the fetus is abnormally slow. When born, the baby appears too small, considering its' dates…