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Naturopathy
A system of therapy based on preventative care, and on the use of heat, water, light, air, and massage as primary therapies for disease. Some naturopaths use no medications, either pharmaceutical or herbal. Some recommend herbal remedies…
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Show more- Aural vertigo, recurrent A condition, also known as Meniere's disease, with recurrent vertigo accompanied by ringing in the ears…
- Nannycam See: Nanny cam
- Ague A fever (such as from malaria) that is marked by paroxysms of chills, fever, and sweating recurring regular…
- Papular Adjective referring to one or more small solid rounded bumps rising from the skin that are each usually 0.5…
- Torticollis, spasmodic Spasmodic torticollis, or torticollis, is the most common of the focal dystonias. In torticollis, the muscles…
- Blueberry root See: Blue cohosh
- Tenormin See: Atenolol
- Roth's spot A hemorrhage in the retina with a white center. Originally associated with bacterial endocarditis, Roth's…
- Medication, ACE-inhibitor A drug that inhibits ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme) which is important to the formation of angiotensin…
- Nodular melanoma See: Melanoma, nodular
- Undulant fever An infectious disease due to the bacteria Brucella that characteristically causes rising and falling fevers…
- Histocompatibility Literally, tissue compatibility. With full histocompatibility between a donor and recipient, tissue can be…