| SE | saline enema; sanitary engineering; side effect; smoke exposure; solid extract; sphenoethmoidal; spi... |
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| SLT | left sacrotransverse [fetal position] [Lat. sacrolaeva transversa]; single lung transplantation; smo... |
| SP | sacroposterior; sacrum to pubis; salivary progesterone; schizotypal personality; semi-private [room]... |
| SPIF | solid-phase immunoassay fluorescence |
| SPPS | solid phase peptide synthesis; stable plasma protein solution |
| 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) |
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| perinatal medicine | The branch of medicine dealing with the foetus and infant during the perinatal period. The perinatal period begins with the twenty-eighth week of gestation and ends twenty-eight days after birth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| military medicine | The practice of medicine as applied to special circumstances associated with military operations. (12 Dec 1998) |
| clinical medicine | The study and practice of medicine by direct examination of the patient. (12 Dec 1998) |
| physical medicine | A medical specialty concerned with the use of physical agents, mechanical apparatus, and manipulation in rehabilitating physically diseased or injured patients. (12 Dec 1998) |
| community medicine | A branch of medicine concerned with the total health of the individual within the home environment and in the community, and with the application of comprehensive care to the prevention and treatment of illness in the entire community. (12 Dec 1998) |
| comparative medicine | A field of study concentrating on similarities and differences between veterinary medicine and human medicine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| complementary medicine | A nonmainstream health care provided in addition or instead of standard medical practice. See: alternative medicine. (09 Oct 1997) |
| podiatric medicine | <study> The medical study of the diagnosis and treatment ofdisorders of the foot. (09 Oct 1997) |
| preventive medicine | Medicine designed to avert and avoid disease. Screening for hypertension and treating it before it causes disease is good preventive medicine. Preventive medicine is a proactive approach. (12 Dec 1998) |
| proprietary medicine | <pharmacology> A medicinal compound the formula and mode of manufacture of which are the property of the maker. (05 Mar 2000) |
| history of medicine, ancient | The period of the history of medicine before 500 a.d. (12 Dec 1998) |
| history of medicine, early modern | The period of the history of medicine from 1451 through 1600 a.d. History of medicine, 15th cent. And history of medicine, 16th cent. Are also available. (12 Dec 1998) |
| history of medicine, medieval | The period of the history of medicine from 500 through 1450 a.d. (12 Dec 1998) |
| history of medicine, modern | The period of the history of medicine from 1601 a.d. To the present. (12 Dec 1998) |