| couples therapy | Psychotherapy used specifically for unmarried couples, of mixed or same sex. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| portage group | <geology> A subdivision of the Chemung period in American geology. See Chart of Geology. Origin: So called from the township of Portage in New York. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| posterior group of axillary lymph nodes | Node's of the axillary region located along the subscapular vein and its tributaries; they receive afferent vessels from the dorsal surface of the thorax and scapular region, and send efferent vessels to the central group of lymph nodes. Synonym: nodi lymphatici axillares subscapulares, posterior group of axillary lymph nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| HACEK group | A group of Gram-negative bacteria that includes Haemophilus spp., Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Cardiobacterium hominis, Eikenella corrodens, and Kingella kingae. Bacteria in this group have in common a culture requirement of an enhanced carbon dioxide atmosphere and ability to infect human heart valves. (05 Mar 2000) |
| postremission therapy | Chemotherapy to kill leukaemia cells that survive after remission induction therapy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| potsdam group | <geology> A subdivision of the Primordial or Cambrian period in American geology; so named from the sandstone of Potsdam, new York. See Chart of Geology. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| harlech group | <geology> A minor subdivision at the base of the Cambrian system in Wales. Origin: So called from Harlech in Wales. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| cytophil group | The atom group in the antibody (amboceptor) that binds it to the cell. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cytoplasmic polyhedrosis virus group | <virology> A group of viruses in the family Reoviridae which infects arthropods (like spiders, insects, crustaceans, horseshoe crabs, etc.). (09 Oct 1997) |
| cytoreductive therapy | Therapy with the intention of reducing the number of cells in a lesion, usually a malignancy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| private blood group | A blood group that is known to have occurred in only one family and is traceable to one single person. (05 Mar 2000) |
| salvage therapy | <oncology> The final possible treatment for people who are nonresponsive to or cannot tolerate other available treatments for a particular condition. (14 Oct 1997) |
| sandfly fever group viruses | A group of viruses in the genus phlebovirus of the family bunyaviridae transmitted by the sandfly, phlebotomus papatasii, and causing a short febrile illness in humans. The sandfly fever sicilian virus, the type species of the phlebovirus genus, is not part of this group. (12 Dec 1998) |
| proliferation therapy | Rehabilitation of an incompetent structure (ligament or tendon) by the induced proliferation of new cells; accomplished by injecting an irritating substance into the loose ligament or tendon, the resulting scar formation and contracture serving to tighten up the ligament or tendon as scar tissue proliferates. (05 Mar 2000) |
| prosthetic group | A tightly bound nonpolypeptide structure required for the activity of an enzyme or other protein, for example the haem of haemoglobin. (18 Nov 1997) |