| a-good | In earnest; heartily. "I made her weep agood." Origin: Pref. A- + good. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| good | 1. Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; admirable; commendable; not bad, corrupt, evil, noxious, offensive, or troublesome, etc. "And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good." (Gen. I. 31) "Good company, good wine, good welcome." (Shak) 2. Possessing moral excellence or virtue; virtuous; pious; religious; said of persons or actions. "In all things showing thyself a pattern of good works." (Tit. Ii. 7) 3. Kind; benevolent; humane; merciful; gracious; polite; propitious; friendly; well-disposed; often followed by to or toward, also formerly by unto. "The men were very good unto us." (1 Sam. Xxv. 15) 4. Serviceable; suited; adapted; suitable; of use; to be relied upon; followed especially by for. "All quality that is good for anything is founded originally in merit." (Collier) 5. Clever; skillful; dexterous; ready; handy; followed especially by at. "He . . . Is a good workman; a very good tailor." (Shak) "Those are generally good at flattering who are good for nothing else." (South) 6. Adequate; sufficient; competent; sound; not fallacious; valid; in a commercial sense, to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; having pecuniary ability; of unimpaired credit. "My reasons are both good and weighty." (Shak) "My meaning in saying he is a good man is . . . That he is sufficient . . . I think I may take his bond." (Shak) 7. Real; actual; serious; as in the phrases in good earnest; in good sooth. "Love no man in good earnest." (Shak) 8. Not small, insignificant, or of no account; considerable; especially, in the phrases a good deal, a good way, a good degree, a good share or part, etc. 9. Not lacking or deficient; full; complete. "Good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over." (Luke vi. 38) 10. Not blemished or impeached; fair; honorable; unsullied; as in the phrases a good name, a good report, good repute, etc. "A good name is better than precious ointment". (Eccl. Vii. 1) As good as. See As. For good, or For good and all, completely and finally; fully; truly. "The good woman never died after this, till she came to die for good and all." (L'Estrange) Good breeding, polite or polished manners, formed by education; a polite education. "Distinguished by good humor and good breeding." (Macaulay) Good cheap, literally, good bargain; reasonably cheap. Good consideration . A consideration of blood or of natural love and affection. A valuable consideration, or one which will sustain a contract. Good fellow, a person of companionable qualities. Good folk, or Good people, fairies; brownies; pixies, etc. Good for nothing. Of no value; useless; worthless. Used substantively, an idle, worthless person. "My father always said I was born to be a good for nothing." (Ld. Lytton) Good Friday, the Friday of Holy Week, kept in some churches as a fast, in memoory of our Savior's passion or suffering; the anniversary of the crucifixion. Good humor, or Good-humor, a cheerful or pleasant temper or state of mind. Good nature, or Good-nature, habitual kindness or mildness of temper or disposition; amiability; state of being in good humor. "The good nature and generosity which belonged to his character." (Macaulay) "The young count's good nature and easy persuadability were among his best characteristics." (Hawthorne) Good people. See Good folk (above). Good speed, good luck; good success; godspeed; an old form of wishing success. See Speed. Good turn, an act of kidness; a favor. Good will. Benevolence; well wishing; kindly feeling. The custom of any trade or business; the tendency or inclination of persons, old customers and others, to resort to an established place of business; the advantage accruing from tendency or inclination. "The good will of a trade is nothing more than the probability that the old customers will resort to the old place." (Lord Eldon) In good time. Promptly; punctually; opportunely; not too soon nor too late. Correctly; in proper time. To hold good, to remain true or valid; to be operative; to remain in force or effect; as, his promise holds good; the condition still holds good. To make good, to fulfill; to establish; to maintain; to supply (a defect or deficiency); to indemmify; to prove or verify (an accusation); to prove to be blameless; to clear; to vindicate. "Each word made good and true." (Shak) "Of no power to make his wishes good." (Shak) "I . . . Would by combat make her good." (Shak) "Convenient numbers to make good the city." (Shak) To think good, to approve; to be pleased or satisfied with; to consider expedient or proper. "If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear." (Zech. Xi. 12) Good, in the sense of wishing well, is much used in greeting and leave-taking; as, good day, good night, good evening, good morning, etc. Origin: Better; Best . These words, though used as the comparative and superlative of good, are from a different root] [AS. God, akin to D. Goed, OS. God, OHG. Guot, G. Gut, Icel. Gothr, Sw. & Dan. God, Goth. Gods; prob. Orig, fitting, belonging together, and akin to E. Gather. Cf. Gather. Well, especially in the phrase as good, with a following as expressed or implied; equally well with as much advantage or as little harm as possible. "As good almost kill a man as kill a good book." (Milton) As good as, in effect; virtually; the same as. "They who counsel ye to such a suppressing, do as good as bid ye suppress yourselves." (Milton) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| good cholesterol | High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cholesterol, good | High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. (12 Dec 1998) |
| general practice | A term for physicians who care for all types of medical problems, including internal medical, paediatric, obstetrical, and surgical diseases. Post-graduate training for general practitioners was limited and there was no specialty certification; the field has been replaced by more extensively trained family practitioners. (05 Mar 2000) |
| general practice, dental | Nonspecialised dental practice which is concerned with providing primary and continuing dental care. (12 Dec 1998) |
| partnership practice | A voluntary contract between two or more doctors who may or may not share responsibility for the care of patients, with proportional sharing of profits and losses. (12 Dec 1998) |
| partnership practice, dental | A voluntary contract between two or more dentists who may or may not share responsibility for the care of patients, with proportional sharing of profits and losses. (12 Dec 1998) |
| group practice | Any group of three or more full-time physicians organised in a legally recognised entity for the provision of health care services, sharing space, equipment, personnel and records for both patient care and business management, and who have a predetermined arrangement for the distribution of income. (12 Dec 1998) |
| group practice, dental | Any group of three or more full-time dentists, organised in a legally recognised entity for the provision of dental care, sharing space, equipment, personnel and records for both patient care and business management, and who have a predetermined arrangement for the distribution of income. (12 Dec 1998) |
| group practice, prepaid | An organised group of three or more full-time physicians rendering services for a fixed prepayment. (12 Dec 1998) |
| physician's practice patterns | Patterns of practice related to diagnosis and treatment as especially influenced by cost of the service requested and provided. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mortuary practice | Activities associated with the physical burial of the dead. It excludes cultural practices such as funeral rites. (12 Dec 1998) |
| practice | 1. Frequently repeated or customary action; habitual performance; a succession of acts of a similar kind; usage; habit; custom; as, the practice of rising early; the practice of making regular entries of accounts; the practice of daily exercise. 2. Customary or constant use; state of being used. "Obsolete words may be revived when they are more sounding or more significant than those in practice." (Dryden) 3. Systematic exercise for instruction or discipline; as, the troops are called out for practice; she neglected practice in music. 4. Application of science to the wants of men; the exercise of any profession; professional business; as, the practice of medicine or law; a large or lucrative practice. "Practice is exercise of an art, or the application of a science in life, which application is itself an art." (Sir W. Hamilton) 5. To do or perform frequently, customarily, or habitually; to make a practice of; as, to practice gaming. "Incline not my heart . . . Practice wicked works." 6. To exercise, or follow, as a profession, trade, art, etc, as, to practice law or medicine. 7. To perform certain acts frequently or customarily, either for instruction, profit, or amusement; as, to practice with the broadsword or with the rifle; to practice on the piano. Performance of an act one or more times, with a view to its fixation or improvement; any performance of an act or behaviour that leads to learning. 8. To learn by practice; to form a habit. "They shall practice how to live secure." (Milton) "Practice first over yourself to reign." (Waller) 9. To apply theoretical science or knowledge, especially. By way of experiment; to exercise or pursue an employment or profession, esp. That of medicine or of law. "[I am] little inclined to practice on others, and as little that others should practice on me." (Sir W. Temple) Origin: OE. Praktike, practique, F. Pratique, formerly also, practique, LL. Practica, fr. Gr, fr. Practical. See Practical, and cf. Pratique, Pretty. Source: Websters Dictionary (04 Jul 1999) |
| practice guideline | A set of directions or principles to assist the health care practitioner with patient care decisions about appropriate diagnostic, therapeutic, or other clinical procedures for specific clinical circumstances. Practice guidelines may be developed by government agencies at any level, institutions, organizations such as professional societies or governing boards, or by the convening of expert panels. They can provide a foundation for assessing and evaluating the quality and effectiveness of health care in terms of measuring improved health, reduction of variation in services or procedures performed, and reduction of variation in outcomes of health care delivered. (12 Dec 1998) |