| Chicago disease | An obsolete term for North American blastomycosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| religious philosophies | The various religions or sets of philosophical beliefs on the nature of the universe or man, practiced as a religion. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, religious | Private hospitals that are owned or sponsored by religious organizations. (12 Dec 1998) |
| commitment of mentally ill | Legal process required for the institutionalization of a patient with severe mental problems. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ill | 1. Contrary to good, in a physical sense; contrary or opposed to advantage, happiness, etc.; bad; evil; unfortunate; disagreeable; unfavorable. "Neither is it ill air only that maketh an ill seat, but ill ways, ill markets, and ill neighbors." (Bacon) "There 's some ill planet reigns." (Shak) 2. Contrary to good, in a moral sense; evil; wicked; wrong; iniquitious; naughtly; bad; improper. "Of his own body he was ill, and gave The clergy ill example." (Shak) 3. Sick; indisposed; unwell; diseased; disordered; as, ill of a fever. Whatever annoys or impairs happiness, or prevents success; evil of any kind; misfortune; calamity; disease; pain; as, the ills of humanity. Synonym: Bad, evil, wrong, wicked, sick, unwell. Origin: ill, ille, Icel. Illr; akin to Sw. Illa, adv, Dan. Ilde, adv. (11 Mar 1998) |
| terminally ill | Persons with an incurable or irreversible illness at the end stage that will result in death within a short time. (12 Dec 1998) |
| louping ill | <veterinary, virology> An acute tick-borne arbovirus infection causing meningoencephalomyelitis of sheep. (12 Dec 1998) |
| louping-ill virus | A virus of the genus Flavivirus that causes louping ill and is transmitted by the hard tick Ixodes ricinus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| area health education centres | Education centres authorised by the comprehensive health manpower training act, 1971, for the training of health personnel in areas where health needs are the greatest. May be used for centres other than those established by the united states act. (12 Dec 1998) |
| patient education | The teaching or training of patients concerning their own health needs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| vocational education | Education for specific trades or occupations. (12 Dec 1998) |
| physical education and training | Instructional programs in the care and development of the body, often in schools. The concept does not include prescribed exercises, which is exercise therapy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| competency-based education | Educational programs designed to ensure that students attain prespecified levels of competence in a given field or training activity. Emphasis is on achievement or specified objectives. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health education | Education that increases the awareness and favourably influences the attitudes and knowledge relating to the improvement of health on a personal or community basis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health education, dental | Education which increases the awareness and favourably influences the attitudes and knowledge relating to the improvement of dental health on a personal or community basis. (12 Dec 1998) |