| CHPA | community health planning agency; community health purchasing alliance |
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| TR | 1) Tricuspid Regurgitation = TI 2) Therapeutic... |
| ASTRO | American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology |
| CTRS | certified therapeutic recreation specialist |
| DATTA | diagnostic and therapeutic technology assessment |
| therapeutic malaria | Intentionally induced malaria, formerly used against neurosyphilis and certain other paralytic diseases; the mechanism is thought to be immunological, with Plasmodium antibodies cross-reacting against the spirochetes or other agents. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| therapeutic pessimism | A disbelief in the curative virtues of remedies in general and especially of drugs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| therapeutic pneumothorax | Pneumothorax designed to create some pulmonary parenchymal collapse, diaphragmatic immobilization, or both. (05 Mar 2000) |
| therapeutic ratio | The ratio of the maximally tolerated dose of a drug to the minimal curative or effective dose; LD50 divided by ED50. (05 Mar 2000) |
| therapeutic touch | The placing of the hands of the healer upon the person to be cured. (12 Dec 1998) |
| therapeutic vaccine | An injected therapy consisting of synthetic HIV antigen (for example, gp160) that is administered to people who already have HIV It is supposed to heighten and broaden the immune response to HIV, helping to halt disease progression. (09 Oct 1997) |
| embolization, therapeutic | A method of haemostasis utilizing various agents such as gelfoam, silastic, metal, glass, or plastic pellets, autologous clot, fat, and muscle as emboli. It has been used in the treatment of spinal cord and cerebral arteriovenous malformations, renal arteriovenous fistulas, gastrointestinal bleeding, epistaxis, hypersplenism, certain highly vascular tumours, traumatic rupture of blood vessels, and control of operative haemorrhage. (12 Dec 1998) |
| biotic community | <biology, zoology> An aggregation of different species of organisms living and interacting within the same habitat. A group of fossil species which are often found together in the same sites. (19 Jan 1998) |
| community | <biology> An association of living organisms having mutual relationships among themselves and to their environment and thus functioning, at least to some degree, as an ecological unit. (05 Jan 1998) |
| community-acquired infections | Any infection acquired in the community, that is, contrasted with those acquired in a health care facility (cross infection). An infection would be classified as community-acquired if the patient had not recently been in a health care facility or been in contact with someone who had been recently in a health care facility. (12 Dec 1998) |
| community dentistry | The practice of dentistry concerned with preventive as well as diagnostic and treatment programs in a circumscribed population. (12 Dec 1998) |
| community health aides | Persons trained to assist professional health personnel in communicating with residents in the community concerning needs and availability of health services. (12 Dec 1998) |
| community health centres | Facilities which administer the delivery of health care services to people living in a community or neighborhood. (12 Dec 1998) |
| community health nurse | A nurse who provides care to individuals or groups in a community outside of institutions. Usually works through the auspices of a state or city health department. Synonym: community health nurse, community nurse. (05 Mar 2000) |
| community health nursing | General and comprehensive nursing practice directed to individuals, families, or groups as it relates to and contributes to the health of a population. This is not an official program of a public health department. (12 Dec 1998) |