| VVS | vesicovaginal space; vesicovaginal space; vestibulo-vegetative syndrome |
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| AM | Academic Medicine [journal]; actomyosin; acute myelofibrosis; adult male; adult monocyte; aerospace ... |
| AAEM | American Academy of Environmental Medicine; American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine |
| DDM | Diploma in Dermatological Medicine; Doctor in Dental Medicine; Dyke-Davidoff-Masson [syndrome] |
| FM | face mask; facilities management; family medicine; feedback mechanism; fetal movement; fibromuscular... |
| history of medicine, ancient | The period of the history of medicine before 500 a.d. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| 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) |
| psychosomatic medicine | A system of medicine which aims at discovering the exact nature of the relationship between the emotions and bodily function, affirming the principle that the mind and body are one. (12 Dec 1998) |
| holistic medicine | Various systems of health protection and restoration, both traditional and modern, that are reputedly based on the bodys natural healing powers, the various ways the different tissues affect each other and the influence of the external environment. (09 Oct 1997) |
| hyperbaric medicine | The medicinal use of high barometric pressure, usually in specially constructed chambers, to increase oxygen content of blood and tissues. (05 Mar 2000) |
| socialised medicine | The organization and control of medical practice by a government agency, the practitioners being employed by the organization from which they receive standardised compensation for their services, and to which the public contributes usually in the form of taxation rather than fee-for-service. (05 Mar 2000) |
| social medicine | A branch of medicine concerned with the role of socio-environmental factors in the occurrence, prevention and treatment of disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sports medicine | The field of medicine concerned with physical fitness and the diagnosis and treatment of injuries sustained in sports activities. (12 Dec 1998) |
| national library of medicine | An agency of the national institutes of health concerned with overall planning, promoting, and administering programs pertaining to various aspects of documentation and library services in the field of medicine. (12 Dec 1998) |
| naval medicine | The practice of medicine concerned with conditions affecting the health of individuals associated with the marine environment. (12 Dec 1998) |
| state medicine | A system of medical care regulated, controlled and financed by the government, in which the government assumes responsibility for the health needs of the population. (12 Dec 1998) |
| neonatal medicine | The art and science of caring medically for the newborn. (12 Dec 1998) |
| submarine medicine | The field of medicine concerned with conditions affecting the health of people in submarines or sealabs. (12 Dec 1998) |