| ACG | accelerator globulin; alternative care grant; ambulatory care group; American College of Gastroenter... |
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| ADFS | alternative delivery and financing system |
| ADR | activation, depression, repetition [in bone remodeling]; adrenodoxin reductase; Adriamycin; adverse ... |
| ADS | acute death syndrome; acute diarrheal syndrome; Alcohol Dependence Scale; alternative delivery syste... |
| AFS | acquired or adult Fanconi syndrome; alternative financing system; American Fertility Society; antifi... |
| 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) |
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| 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) |
| reproductive medicine | A medical-surgical specialty concerned with the morphology, physiology, biochemistry, and pathology of reproduction in man and other animals, and on the biological, medical, and veterinary problems of fertility and lactation. It includes ovulation induction, diagnosis of infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss, and assisted reproductive technologies such as embryo transfer, in vitro fertilization, and intra-fallopian transfer of zygotes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| medicine, unani | A modified greco-arabic medical system flourishing today as unani medicine. It was the product of arab physicians and scholars captivated by greek philosophy, science, and medicine. It is practiced today in india and pakistan, largely as a type of herbal medicine. (12 Dec 1998) |
| alternative medicine |
Various methods of healing, eg homeopathy, Chinese herbal medicine, that are not regarded as orthodox by the medical profession. Many alternative medicines have no proven benefit in the treatment of allergic rhinitis.
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| alternative medicine |
All approaches to health which are not conventional - generally accepted by the medical establishment - to health and disease.
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| alternative medicine |
Refers to any therapy used instead of, or in supplement to, conventional therapy. For example, a clinician might use acupuncture instead of analgesics.
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| alternative medicine |
Any medical practice of form of treatment not generally recognized as effective by the medical community at large. Alternative medicine may encompass a broad range of services and practices including acupuncture, homeopathy, aromatherapy, naturopathy, etc.. Although it is growing in acceptance and popularity, many health insurance companies do not provide coverage for these services. top
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| alternative medicine |
treatments and techniques that differ from mainstream medical practices.
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