| P-P factor | Pellagra Preventive factor = Vitamin G |
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| ACPM | American College of Preventive Medicine |
| DPM | Diploma in Psychological Medicine; discontinue previous medication; Doctor of Physical Medicine; Doc... |
| FACPM | Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine |
| GPM | general preventive medicine; giant pigmented melanosome |
| residential treatment | A specialised residential treatment program for behaviour disorders including substance abuse. It may include therapeutically planned group living and learning situations including teaching of adaptive skills to help patient functioning in the community. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Goeckerman treatment | A treatment for psoriasis; the involved areas are painted with a solution of coal tar, or are covered with crude coal tar ointment and subsequently irradiated with ultraviolet (UVB). (05 Mar 2000) |
| root canal treatment | The means by which painful or diseased teeth, in which the pulp is involved, are restored to a healthy state, removal of a normal, diseased, or dead pulp by biochemical and mechanical means, enlargement and sterilization of the root canal, followed by filling the canal, to effect healing of diseased periapical tissues, the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the pulp and their sequelae. Synonym: endodontic treatment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chronic pancreatitis: surgical treatment | <radiology> ERCP findings Surgical procedure, dilated proximal duct sphincterotomy, dilated distal duct distal pancreatectomy, with or without retrograde jejunal drainage, diffuse ductal dilatation Peustow procedure, (chain-of-lakes), sclerosed duct Child procedure (subtotal panc-x) (12 Dec 1998) |
| mid seral treatment | A treatment in which a stand of predominately mid seral species will be established. (05 Dec 1998) |
| Mitchell's treatment | Treatment of mental illness by rest, nourishing diet, and a change of environment. Synonym: Weir Mitchell treatment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Weir Mitchell treatment | Treatment of mental illness by rest, nourishing diet, and a change of environment. Synonym: Weir Mitchell treatment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| moral treatment | A type of milieu therapy utilised in the 19th century, emphasizing religious doctrine and benevolent guidance in activities of daily living; as such it was a form of psychotherapy as opposed to somatic treatment's such as bloodletting and purging. (05 Mar 2000) |
| conservative treatment | A course of therapeutic action designed to avoid harm, with less possibility of benefit than more risky actions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| consolidation treatment | A course of treatment with anti-cancer drugs given to the patient whilst in remission with the aim of killing any remaining cancerous cells. (13 Nov 1997) |
| polishing treatment | The final sewage treatment process to further reduce BOD5, suspended solids, and other pollutants. (05 Dec 1998) |
| heat treatment | In dentistry, a method of controlled temperature handling of metals so as to change the microscopic structure and thus the physical properties. See: temper, anneal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| prophylactic treatment | The institution of measures designed to protect a person from an attack of a disease to which he has been, or is liable to be exposed. Synonym: preventive treatment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Schott treatment | Treatment of certain cardiac affections by baths in water through which carbonic acid gas is bubbling, followed by resisting exercises. Synonym: Nauheim bath, Schott treatment. Origin: Bad Nauheim, W. Germany (05 Mar 2000) |
| publicly owned treatment works permit | (POTW) A permit that regulates discharges to publicly owned sewage treatment plants. (05 Dec 1998) |