| TTG | T-cell translocation gene; telethermography; tellurite, taurocholate, and gelatin |
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| ET | 1) Essential Thrombocytosis 2) Embryo Transfer |
| GIFT | Gamate Intra-Fallopian Transfer; 생식세포 난관내 이식술 |
| IVF-ET | In Vitro Fertilization - Embryo Transfer |
| ZIFT | Zygote Intra-Fallopian Transfer |
| induction therapy | Initial intensive course of chemotherapy that is designed to wipe out abnormal cells and allow regrowth of normal cells. (16 Dec 1997) |
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| inhalation therapy | Therapeutic use of gases or aerosols by inhalation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| internal radiation therapy | Radiation therapy in which radioactive material is placed in or near a tumour. (12 Dec 1998) |
| interstitial radiation therapy | <oncology> The implantation of radioactive seeds directly into a tumour. (10 Jan 1998) |
| interstitial therapy | Radiation therapy by means of radioactive seeds or needles implanted directly into the tissues to be irradiated. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intralesional therapy | Therapy by injection directly into a lesion, as in corticosteroid injections into skin lesions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intraoperative radiation therapy | Treating a tumour site withradiation immediately following surgery to destroy the tumour. (09 Oct 1997) |
| occupational therapy | A form of therapy that encourages and instructs manual activities for therapeutic or remedial purposes in mental and physical disorders. (27 Sep 1997) |
| occupational therapy department, hospital | Hospital department responsible for the administration and provision of any occupational or work activity for remedial purposes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| oestrogen replacement therapy | <endocrinology, gynaecology> The use of oestrogenic substances in postmenopausal or other oestrogen-deficient women to alleviate effects of hormone deficiency, such as vasomotor symptoms, dyspareunia, and progressive development of osteoporosis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| orthomolecular therapy | The use of very large doses of vitamins or other naturally occurring substances normally present in the body, frequently for the treatment of mental disorders. (12 Dec 1998) |
| oxygen inhalation therapy | Inhalation of oxygen aimed at restoring toward normal any pathophysiologic alterations of gas exchange in the cardiopulmonary system, as by the use of a respirator, nasal catheter, tent, chamber, or mask. (12 Dec 1998) |
| oxygen therapy | Treatment in which an increased concentration of oxygen is made available for breathing, through a nasal catheter, tent, chamber, or mask. (05 Mar 2000) |
| teleradium therapy | Therapeutic use of radium rays, the source of which is a quantity of radium at a distance from the patient. Synonym: radium beam therapy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| therapy | The treatment of disease, therapeutics. Origin: Gr. Therapeia = service done to the sick (18 Nov 1997) |