| therapeutic incompatibility | A form of incompatibility in which the substances in a mixture exert opposing physiologic actions. Synonym: therapeutic incompatibility. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ABO incompatibility | <haematology> A type of blood incompatibility, found rarely. Transfusion reactions may occur as a result of such incompatibility. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| blood group incompatibility | A mismatch between donor and recipient blood. Antibodies present in the recipient's serum are directed against antigens in the donor product. Such a mismatch may result in a transfusion reaction in which, for example, donor blood is haemolyzed. (12 Dec 1998) |
| rhesus incompatibility | <haematology> A blood incompatibility between the mother and her baby. During childbirth if the mother is Rh negative and the baby is Rh positive, blood can enter the maternal circulation (from the baby) sensitising the mother against Rh factor. The mother's immune system will produce antibodies to Rh factor. In subsequent pregnancies, these maternal Rh antibodies can mix into the foetal circulation during childbirth. This will cause the rupture (haemolytic anaemia) of the baby's red blood cells. See: newborn jaundice. (27 Sep 1997) |
| physiologic incompatibility | A form of incompatibility in which the substances in a mixture exert opposing physiologic actions. Synonym: therapeutic incompatibility. (05 Mar 2000) |
| self incompatibility | <plant biology> Inability of pollen grains to fertilize flowers of the same plant or its close relatives. Acts as a mechanism to ensure out breeding within some plant species, for example in the case of the S gene complex in Brassicas. (18 Nov 1997) |
| drug incompatibility | <pharmacology> The quality of not being miscible with another given substance without a chemical change. One drug is not of suitable composition to be combined or mixed with another agent or substance. The incompatibility usually results in an undesirable reaction, including chemical alteration or destruction. (12 Dec 1998) |
| incompatibility | The quality of being incompatible. (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) |