| OR | a logical binary relation that is true if any argument is true, and false otherwise; [o]estrogen rec... |
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| ORD | optical rotatory dispersion; oral radiation death |
| PAR | participating provider; passive avoidance reaction; perennial allergic rhinitis; photosynthetically ... |
| PQRST | provocative and palliative factors, quality of pain, radiation of pain, severity of pain, timing of ... |
| RAD | radial artery catheter; radiation absorbed dose; radical; radiography or radiographic; reactive airw... |
| depot therapy | Injection of a drug together with a substance that slows the release and prolongs the action of the drug. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| 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) |
| quadrangular therapy | Marriage therapy involving the husband and wife and their respective therapists. (05 Mar 2000) |
| individual therapy | A psychotherapeutic session involving only two persons, the therapist and the patient. Compare: group psychotherapy. Synonym: individual therapy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| induction therapy | Initial intensive course of chemotherapy that is designed to wipe out abnormal cells and allow regrowth of normal cells. (16 Dec 1997) |
| inhalation therapy | Therapeutic use of gases or aerosols by inhalation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |
| 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) |