| middle east | The countries of southwest asia and northeastern africa usually considered as extending from libya on the west to afghanistan on the east. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| East African sleeping sickness | A disease of humans caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense in eastern Africa from Ethiopia and Uganda south to Zimbabwe; it is clinically similar to Gambian trypanosomiasis but of shorter duration and more acute in form; patients suffer repeated episodes of pyrexia, become anaemic, and die commonly from cardiac failure. Synonym: acute African sleeping sickness, acute trypanosomiasis, East African sleeping sickness, East African trypanosomiasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| East African trypanosomiasis | A disease of humans caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense in eastern Africa from Ethiopia and Uganda south to Zimbabwe; it is clinically similar to Gambian trypanosomiasis but of shorter duration and more acute in form; patients suffer repeated episodes of pyrexia, become anaemic, and die commonly from cardiac failure. Synonym: acute African sleeping sickness, acute trypanosomiasis, East African sleeping sickness, East African trypanosomiasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| East Coast fever | A serious disease of cattle in eastern and central Africa, caused by the protozoan Theileria parva and characterised by high fever, swelling of the lymph nodes, and high case fatality; transmitted by Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and other ticks of the genus Rhipicephalus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| far east | A geographic area of east and southeast asia encompassing china, hong kong, japan, korea, macao, mongolia, and taiwan. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Far East haemorrhagic fever | Tick-borne infection with Rickettsia sibirica, seen primarily in Siberia and Mongolia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Far East Russian encephalitis | Tick-borne encephalitis (Eastern subtype). (05 Mar 2000) |
| attending physician | Physician responsible for the care of a patient, physician supervising the care of patients by interns, residents, and/or medical students. A doctor who has completed internship and residency. Family physician, a physician who specialises in family practice. Osteopathic physician, a practitioner of osteopathy. Synonym: osteopath. (05 Mar 2000) |
| palliative care physician | <specialist> A medically qualified specialist in the care of people with incurable disease where the focus is on symptom control and the enhancement of quality of life. (13 Nov 1997) |
| resident physician | <specialist> An American term relating to a physician who has completed medical school and an internship and is in the process of receiving specialised training. (09 Oct 1997) |
| chest physician | A medically qualified specialist in internal medicine who has subspecialised in the diseases of the chest and the breathing system. (16 Dec 1997) |
| chiropractic physician | <specialist> An expert in the science and art of the interrelationship between the musculoskeletal structure and function of the body, particularly of the spinal column and nervous system. (05 Jan 1998) |
| physician | <specialist> In the UK it refers to a specialist in internal or general medicine. In the USA it is a more general term for a medical doctor. (31 Dec 1997) |
| physician assistant | A healthcare professional that is licensed to provide patient education, evaluation, a healthcare services. A physician assistant works along with the doctor to provide medical care to a group of patients. Also referred to as a pa. (12 Dec 1998) |
| physician assistants | Persons academically trained, licensed, or credentialed to provide medical care under the supervision of a physician. The concept does not include nurses, but does include orthopedic assistants, surgeon's assistants, and assistants to other specialists. (12 Dec 1998) |