| NCRP | National Council on Radiation Protection [and Measurements] |
|---|---|
| NCRV | National Committee for Radiation Victims |
| NERO | noninvasive evaluation of radiation output |
| NR | do not repeat [Lat. non repetatur]; nerve root; neural retina; neutral red; noise reduction; nonreac... |
| OR | a logical binary relation that is true if any argument is true, and false otherwise; [o]estrogen rec... |
| somatic cell gene therapy | The repair or replacement of a defective gene within somatic tissue. (09 Oct 1997) |
|---|---|
| specific therapy | Therapy aimed at the cause(s) of a disease process, as opposed to symptomatic therapy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neutron capture therapy | A technique for the treatment of neoplasms in which an isotope is introduced into target cells followed by irradiation with thermal neutrons. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nondirective therapy | A procedure in which the therapist refrains from directing the client, but instead reflects back to the client what the latter has said, sometimes restating the client's remark. (12 Dec 1998) |
| substitution therapy | Replacement therapy, particularly when replacement is not physiological but entails administration of a substitute. (05 Mar 2000) |
| substitutive therapy | That system of medical practice which aims to combat disease by the use of remedies which produce effects different from those produced by the special disease treated; a term invented by Hahnemann to designate the ordinary practice, as opposed to homeopathy. Origin: Gr. Other + suffering, to suffer: cf. G. Allopathie, F. Allopathie. See Pathos. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| non-specific therapy | The injection of a foreign protein, typhoid vaccine, etc., to induce fever in the treatment of certain diseases, especially those of a parasyphilitic nature. Synonym: phlogotherapy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dance therapy | The use of dancing for therapeutic purposes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| depot therapy | Injection of a drug together with a substance that slows the release and prolongs the action of the drug. (05 Mar 2000) |
| systemic therapy | <pharmacology> Treatment that reaches and affects cells all over the body. (16 Dec 1997) |
| diathermic therapy | Treatment of various lesions by diathermy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| drug therapy, combination | Drug therapy with two or more drugs given separately for a combined effect. (12 Dec 1998) |
| drug therapy, computer-assisted | Adjunctive computer programs in providing drug treatment to patients. (12 Dec 1998) |
| immunisation therapy | <immunology> Medical treatment with antiserum and antigenic substances such as vaccines. (09 Oct 1997) |
| implosive therapy | A method for extinguishing anxiety by a saturation exposure to the feared stimulus situation or its substitute. (12 Dec 1998) |