| complementary medicine |
This usually refers to treatment approaches other than traditional Western modalities. Synonymous with "Alternative Medicine."
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| complement |
(noun) system of serum proteins activated by antibody-antigen complexes or by microorganisms. Helps eliminate pathogenic microorganisms by directly causing their lysis or by promoting their phagocytosis
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| complete blood count |
CBC. A test to check the number of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets in a sample of blood. Also called blood cell count.
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| complete response |
The disappearance of all signs of cancer in response to treatment. This does not always mean the cancer has been cured. Also called a complete remission.
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| complete hysterectomy |
Surgery to remove the entire uterus, including the cervix. Sometimes, not all of the cervix is removed. Also called total hysterectomy.
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