| AVM | arteriovenous malformation; atrioventricular malformation; aviation medicine |
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| AVT | Allen vision test; arginine vasotocin; Aviation Medicine Technician |
| DAvMED | Diploma in Aviation Medicine |
| IAM | Institute of Applied Microbiology [Japan]; Institute of Aviation Medicine; internal auditory meatus |
| NASM | Naval Aviation School of Medicine |
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| aerospace medicine | <study> A field of medicine which specialises in the effects of atmospheric and space flight on human physical and psychological well-being. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| alternative medicine | A catch-all phrase for a long list of treatments or medicinal systems including traditional systems such as Chinese or Ayurvedic medicine, homeopathy, various herbals and other miscellaneous treatments that have not been accepted by the mainstream, or Western, medical establishment. Alternative medicine is also referred to as complementary medicine (see). The designation alternative medicine is not equivalent to holistic medicine, which is a more narrow term. See: Holistic Medicine. (09 Oct 1997) |
| 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) |
| 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) |