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Therapy, fever
Fever: Using abnormal elevations in body temperature as a tool to treat disease. This was done in the past by deliberately raising the patient's temperature to cause fever. Fever therapy was pioneered by the Austrian neuropsychiatrist…
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Show more- Cranial nerve, seventh The seventh cranial nerve is the facial nerve, a mixed nerve that has fibers both going out and coming in…
- Cyst, sebaceous A sebaceous cyst is a rounded swollen area of the skin formed by an abnormal sac of retained excretion…
- Refsum disease A genetic disorder affecting the metabolism of the fatty acid phytanic acid. When phytanic acid accumulates…
- Subaortic stenosis Narrowing of the left ventricle of the heart just below the aortic valve through which blood must pass on its…
- Evolution, biologic Biologic evolution was contrasted with cultural (social) evolution in 1968 by A.G. Motulsky who pointed out…
- Antiseptic Something that discourages the growth microorganisms. By contrast, aseptic refers to the absence of…
- Emergency contraception The prevention of pregnancy after unprotected vaginal intercourse. Emergency contraception may use drugs…
- Pickwickian syndrome The combination of obesity, somnolence (sleepiness), hypoventilation (underbreathing), and plethoric (red)…
- Opiate A medication or illegal drug that is either derived from the opium poppy, or that mimics the effect of an…
- Alopecia universalis Absence of all of the hair, not only on the scalp, but also on the entire body. Affected individuals are born…
- Dejerine-Klumpke paralysis See: Klumpke palsy
- Cognitive-behavioral therapy See: Cognitive therapy