| 영문 | nuclear medicine | 한글 | 핵의학 |
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| 설명 | 방사성을 띠는 핵물질을 이용하여 의학에 응용하는 학문. 대개 인체에 큰 해가 없는 방사선물질을 사용하며, 반감기가 짧아 사용후에도 큰 해가 없다. 이런 핵의학적 물질을 이용한 핵의학적 진단의 가장 큰 장점은 생체내에서 일어나는 그 기관의 실제적인 기능을 알아볼 수 있다는 데 있다. 흔히 접하는 X-선을 이용한 진단방법은 단지 그 순간만의 영상을 접하여 실제로 보이는 부위가 얼마나 기능을 수행하는지 알 수 없는 단점이 있으나, 핵의학에서는 실제적인 기능의 정도에 따라 영상이 나오게 되므로 기능판별에 아주 유리하다. 하지만, 정확한 판별력이 있는 영상을 얻기에는 부족하다. 또한 핵의학은 진단외의 치료에도 사용되는데, 예를 들어 갑상샘종양의 경우 여러 곳에 이미 전이가 되어 있을 경우 방사선핵종을 이용하여 다른 곳에 큰 부작용없이 치료가 가능하다. |
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| aviation medicine | The study and practice of medicine as it applies to physiologic problems peculiar to aviation. Synonym: aeromedicine. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| behavioural medicine | The interdisciplinary field concerned with the development and integration of behavioural and biomedical science, knowledge, and techniques relevant to health and illness and the application of this knowledge and these techniques to prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bibliography of medicine | A list of works, documents, and other publications on medical subjects and topics of interest to the field of medicine. (12 Dec 1998) |
| geriatric medicine | <specialty> A specialty of medicine that is concerned with the disease and health problems of older people, usually those over 65 years of age. Considered a subspecialty of internal medicine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| veterinary medicine | The medical science concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in animals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| patent medicine | A medicine, usually originally patented, advertised to the public. (05 Mar 2000) |
| religion and medicine | The interrelationship of medicine and religion. (12 Dec 1998) |
| medicine | A scientifically-based discipline dedicated to the prevention and treatment of disease and injury. A compound used to treat disease, injury or pain. (09 Oct 1997) |
| medicine, african traditional | A system of traditional medicine which is based on the beliefs and practices of the african peoples. It includes treatment by medicinal plants and other materia medica as well as by the ministrations of diviners, medicine men, witch doctors, and sorcerers. (12 Dec 1998) |
| medicine, ayurvedic | The traditional hindu system of medicine which is based on customs, beliefs, and practices of the hindu culture. Ayurveda means "the science of life": veda - science, ayur - life. (12 Dec 1998) |
| medicine chests | Boxes in which physicians kept their drugs and other medications, medical instruments and supplies, manuals, etc. As a carrying case or convenient storage receptable, or a kind of portable pharmacy, the medicine chest was indispensable to the itinerant physician. The chest was usually larger and sturdier than a doctor's kit or bag. (12 Dec 1998) |
| medicine, chinese traditional | A system of traditional medicine which is based on the beliefs and practices of the chinese culture. (12 Dec 1998) |
| medicine, herbal | Use of plants or herbs to treat diseases or to alleviate pain. (12 Dec 1998) |
| medicine, oriental traditional | A system of traditional medicine which is based on the customs, beliefs and practices of the oriental people. (12 Dec 1998) |
| medicine, traditional | Systems of medicine based on cultural beliefs and practices handed down from generation to generation. The concept includes mystical and magical rituals, herbal therapy, and other treatments which may not be explained by modern medicine. (12 Dec 1998) |