| mild silver protein | A complex prepared by the reaction of silver oxide with either gelatin or serum albumin. Black shiny crystals liberate silver and it was formerly widely used as a topical anti-infective on mucous membranes. Contains from 19 to 25% silver, only a small fraction of which is ionizable. Can produce black or brown pigmentation due to deposition of reduced silver in the tissues. Synonym: argyrol, silvol. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| mild | Gentle; pleasant; kind; soft; bland; clement; hence, moderate in degree or quality; the opposite of harsh, severe, irritating, violent, disagreeable, etc.; applied to persons and things; as, a mild disposition; a mild eye; a mild air; a mild medicine; a mild insanity. "The rosy morn resigns her light And milder glory to the noon." (Waller) "Adore him as a mild and merciful Being." (Rogers) Mild, or Low, steel, steel that has but little carbon in it and is not readily hardened. Synonym: Soft, gentle, bland, calm, tranquil, soothing, pleasant, placid, meek, kind, tender, indulgent, clement, mollifying, lenitive, assuasive. See Gentle. Origin: AS. Milde; akin to OS. Mildi, D. & G. Mild, OHG. Milti, Icel. Mildr, Sw. & Dan. Mild, Goth. Milds; cf. Lith. Melas dear, Gr. Gladdening gifts. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mild foetal bradycardia | A foetal heart rate less than 120 beats per minute. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mild mercurial ointment | A grease-based ointment containing 20% finely divided metallic mercury, formerly widely used for local application to the skin for the destruction of body lice. Risk is associated with transdermal absorption of mercury and a local dermatitis. Synonym: mild mercurial ointment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| abortion, therapeutic | Abortion induced to save the life or health of a pregnant woman. (12 Dec 1998) |
| chemoembolization, therapeutic | Administration of antineoplastic agent together with an embolizing vehicle. This allows slow release of the agent as well as obstruction of the blood supply to the neoplasm. (12 Dec 1998) |
| therapeutic | 1. Pertaining to therapeutics or to the art of healing. 2. <pharmacology> Compounds that are used to treat specific diseases or medical conditions. 3. Curative. Origin: Gr. Therapeutikos = inclined to serve (13 Nov 1997) |
| therapeutic abortion | An abortion induced because of the mother's physical or mental health, or to prevent birth of a deformed child or a child resulting from rape. (05 Mar 2000) |
| therapeutic anaesthesia | Administration of an anaesthetic as a means of treatment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| therapeutic angiography | Use of angiographic catheters that have been modified to reduce or increase regional blood flow, or to deliver medicinal agents; interventional therapeutic angiography. See: angioplasty, balloon catheter, interventional angiography. (05 Mar 2000) |
| therapeutic community | Psychotherapeutic technique which emphasizes socioenvironmental and interpersonal influences in the resocialization and rehabilitation of the patient. The setting is usually a hospital unit or ward in which professional and nonprofessional staff interact with the patients. (12 Dec 1998) |
| therapeutic crisis | A turning point leading to positive or negative change in psychiatric treatment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| therapeutic dose | The quantity of any substance required to effect the cure of a disease or that will correct the manifestations of a deficiency of a particular factor in the diet, effective dose used with therapeutically applied compounds. Synonym: therapeutic dose. (05 Mar 2000) |
| therapeutic electrode | A small electrode whose exciting effect is used to stimulate or record potentials from a localised area. Synonym: exciting electrode, localizing electrode, therapeutic electrode. (05 Mar 2000) |
| therapeutic equivalency | The relative equivalency in the efficacy of different modes of treatment of a disease, most often used to compare the efficacy of different pharmaceuticals to treat a given disease. (12 Dec 1998) |