| REP | <radiobiology, unit> A roentgen equivalent physical is a unit of absorbed radiation approximately equivalent to a roentgen, an international unit of x- or gamma-radiation. An obsolete unit of measurement; that quantity of ionizing radiation of any kind which, upon absorption by living tissue, produces an energy gain per gram of tissue equivalent to that produced by 1 roentgen of X-rays or gamma-rays. Acronym: rep See: rad. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| rep protein | <protein> A protein that triggers a plasmid's replication. An acronym for Repetitive Extragenic Palindromicprotein, this protein is an enzyme produced by a mutant strain of E. Coli that unwinds the DNA helix. (09 Oct 1997) |
| rep-silver | Money anciently paid by servile tenants to their lord, in lieu of the customary service of reaping his corn or grain. See: Reap. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| adolescent psychiatry | The medical science that deals with the origin, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders in individuals 13-18 years. (12 Dec 1998) |
| analytic psychiatry | Psychiatric theory and practice emphasizing the principles of psychoanalysis. Synonym: analytic psychiatry, dynamic psychiatry. (05 Mar 2000) |
| biological psychiatry | An interdisciplinary science concerned with studies of the biological bases of behaviour - biochemical, genetic, physiological, and neurological - and applying these to the understanding and treatment of mental illness. (12 Dec 1998) |
| geriatric psychiatry | <specialty> A subspecialty of psychiatry concerned with the mental health of the aged. (12 Dec 1998) |
| child psychiatry | The medical science that deals with the origin, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders in children. (12 Dec 1998) |
| military psychiatry | Branch of psychiatry concerned with problems related to the prevention, diagnosis, aetiology, and treatment of mental or emotional disorders of armed forces personnel. (12 Dec 1998) |
| community psychiatry | Branch of psychiatry concerned with the provision and delivery of a coordinated program of mental health care to a specified population. The foci included in this concept are: all social, psychological and physical factors related to aetiology, prevention, and maintaining positive mental health in the community. (12 Dec 1998) |
| contractual psychiatry | Psychiatric intervention voluntarily assumed by the patient, who is prompted by his personal difficulties or suffering and who retains control over his participation with the psychiatrist. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cross-cultural psychiatry | A field of psychiatry with interest in the study of psychological and psychiatric phenomena as differentially expressed in the cultures of different countries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| preventive psychiatry | A discipline concerned with the prevention of mental illness and the promotion of mental health. (12 Dec 1998) |
| psychiatry | A branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental illness. (09 Oct 1997) |
| psychoanalytic psychiatry | Psychiatric theory and practice emphasizing the principles of psychoanalysis. Synonym: analytic psychiatry, dynamic psychiatry. (05 Mar 2000) |