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anatomy |
Noun
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the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals |
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aid |
Noun
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the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something |
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aid |
Noun
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the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose |
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aid |
Noun
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a resource |
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aid |
Noun
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money to support a worthy person or cause |
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aid |
Verb
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to improve the condition of |
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aid |
Verb
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to give help or assistance |
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adenoidectomy |
Noun
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surgical removal of the adenoids |
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adrenalectomy |
Noun
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surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands |
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appendectomy |
Noun
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surgical removal of the vermiform appendix |
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appendicectomy |
Noun
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surgical removal of the vermiform appendix |
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amputation |
Noun
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a surgical removal of all or part of a limb |
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amputation |
Noun
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a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs |
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angioplasty |
Noun
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an operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery |
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arthrodesis |
Noun
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the surgical fixation of a joint which is intended to result in bone fusion |
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arthroplasty |
Noun
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surgical reconstruction or replacement of a malformed or degenerated joint |
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aftercare |
Noun
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care and treatment of a convalescent patient |
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arthroscopy |
Noun
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a minimally invasive operation to repair a damaged joint |
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autoplasty |
Noun
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surgical repair by using tissue from another part of the patient's own body |
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autoplasty |
Noun
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tissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another site on the same person |
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acidimetry |
Noun
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volumetric analysis using standard solutions of acids to measure the amount of a base present |
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alkalimetry |
Noun
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volumetric analysis using standard solutions of alkali to measure the amount of acid present |
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adrenergic agonist eyedrop |
Noun
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a treatment for glaucoma |
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apheresis |
Noun
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a procedure in which blood is drawn and separated into its components by dialysis |
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apheresis |
Noun
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(linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until' |
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anointing |
Noun
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the act of applying oil or an oily liquid |
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anointment |
Noun
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the act of applying oil or an oily liquid |
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altering |
Noun
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the sterilization of an animal |
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amygdalotomy |
Noun
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psychosurgery in which amygdaloid fibers that mediate limbic system activity are severed (in cases of extreme uncontrollable violence) |
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actinotherapy |
Noun
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(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance |
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administration |
Noun
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the act of meting out justice according to the law |
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administration |
Noun
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the act of administering medication |
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administration |
Noun
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the act of governing |
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administration |
Noun
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a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs) |
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administration |
Noun
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the persons or committees or departments etc., who make up a body for the purpose of administering something |
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administration |
Noun
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the tenure of a president |
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anticoagulation |
Noun
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the administration of an anticoagulant drug to retard coagulation of the blood |
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acupuncture |
Noun
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treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin |
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acupressure |
Noun
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treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body |
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autogenic therapy |
Noun
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training patients in self-induced relaxation |
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autogenic training |
Noun
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training patients in self-induced relaxation |
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autogenics |
Noun
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training patients in self-induced relaxation |
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allopathy |
Noun
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the usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself |
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assertiveness training |
Noun
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a method of psychotherapy that reinforces you for stating negative and positive feelings directly |
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aversion therapy |
Noun
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any technique of behavior modification that uses unpleasant stimuli in a controlled fashion to alter behavior in a therapeutic way |
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anaplasty |
Noun
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surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue |
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abnormality |
Noun
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behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality |
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abnormality |
Noun
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marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal |
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abnormality |
Noun
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retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence |
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abnormality |
Noun
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an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies |