| GBS | gallbladder series; gastric bypass surgery; group B Streptococcus; general biopsychosocial screening... |
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| GC | ganglion cell; gas chromatography; general circulation; general closure; general condition; generali... |
| Gc | gigacycle; gonococcus; group-specific component |
| GCR | glucocorticoid receptor; Group Conformity Rating |
| GESICA | Argentinian Study Group for the Prevention of Cardiac Insufficiency [Grupo de Estudio de la Sobrevid... |
| 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) |
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| 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) |
| one-carbon group transferases | <enzyme> A subclass of transferases that transfer chemical groups containing a single carbon. These include the methyltransferases, the hydroxymethyl and formyl transferases, the carboxyl and carbamoyl transferases, and the amidinotransferases. Registry number: EC 2.1 (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) |
| taxonomic group | <zoology> A taxon with all its subordinate taxa and their individuals, for example the taxonomic group Insecta consists of all insects and their taxa. (09 Jan 1998) |
| 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) |
| T group | <abbreviation> Training group. (05 Mar 2000) |
| therapeutic group | Any group of patients meeting together for mutual psychotherapeutic, personal development, and life change goals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| therapy | The treatment of disease, therapeutics. Origin: Gr. Therapeia = service done to the sick (18 Nov 1997) |
| therapy, computer-assisted | Computer systems utilised as adjuncts in the treatment of disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| therapy, gene | Insertion of normal DNA directly into cells to correct a genetic defect. Gene therapy is the treatment of disease by replacing, altering, or supplementing a gene responsible for the disease. In gene therapy for cancer, for example, researchers are trying to bolster the body's natural capacity to combat cancer and make the tumour more sensitive to other kinds of therapy. Gene therapy, still in its early stages, holds great promise for the treatment of many diseases. (12 Dec 1998) |
| thrombolytic therapy | The use of thrombolytic agents to dissolve blood clots to re-establish blood flow through an occluded vessel. Examples of thrombolytic agents include: urokinase, streptokinase and tissue plasminogen activator (TPA). These agents may be introduced into a vein or selectively into a diseased (blocked) artery using a catheter. (27 Sep 1997) |