| pharmacy and therapeutics committee | An advisory group composed primarily of staff physicians and the pharmacist which serves as the communication link between the medical staff and the pharmacy department. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| pharmacology | <study> The medical science that deals with the discovery, chemistry, effects, uses and manufacture of drugs. (09 Oct 1997) |
| pharmacology, clinical | The branch of pharmacology that deals directly with the effectiveness and safety of drugs in humans. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ray therapeutics | An obsolete term for radiotherapy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| suggestive therapeutics | Treatment of disease or disorder by means of suggestion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| therapeutics | That part of medical science which treats of the discovery and application of remedies for diseases. Origin: Cf. F. Therapeutique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gene expression regulation, developmental | Any of the processes by which nuclear, cytoplasmic, or intercellular factors influence the differential control of gene action during the developmental stages of an organism. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pervasive developmental disorder | A class of mental disorders of infancy, childhood, or adolescence characterised by distortions in the development of the multiple basic psychological functions involved in the development of social skills and language. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Streeter's developmental horizon | A term borrowed from geology and archeology by Streeter to define 23 developmental stages in young human embryos, from fertilization through the first 2 months; each horizon spanned 2 to 3 days and emphasized specific anatomic characteristics, to avoid discrepancies in the determination of age and body dimensions. Origin: G.L. Streeter (05 Mar 2000) |
| delay, developmental | Behind schedule in reaching milestones of early childhood development. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Denver Developmental Screening Test | A scale used by psychologists and paediatricians to assess the developmental, intellectual, motor, and social maturity of children at any age level from birth to adolescence. (05 Mar 2000) |
| developmental age | Age estimated by anatomic development since implantation, the degree of anatomic, physiologic, mental, and emotional maturation. Synonym: foetal age. (05 Mar 2000) |
| developmental anatomy | Anatomy of the structural changes of an individual from fertilization to adulthood; includes embryology, fetology, and postnatal development. (05 Mar 2000) |
| developmental anomaly | An anomaly established during intrauterine life; a congenital anomaly. (05 Mar 2000) |
| developmental biology | <study> The study of how a multicellular organism develops from its early immature forms (zygote, larva, embryo, etc.) into an adult. (09 Oct 1997) |