| 영문 | speech therapy | 한글 | 언어치료 |
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| 설명 | 말을 정확하게 발음할 수 없거나 더듬는 환자에게 발음, 대화 따위의 훈련을 전문적으로 행하는 치료법. |
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| 영문 | therapy | 한글 | 요법 |
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| 설명 | 병을 낫게 하는 것 또는 그 방법. |
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| 영문 | gene therapy | 한글 | 유전자요법 |
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| 설명 | 유전병을 치료할 목적으로, 정상적으로 기능하는 단일유전자 혹은 복수유전자를 어떤 기원에서 얻어내어 생세포에 도입하는 것. 유전물질은 유전자삽입 조작에 의해 수용세포에로 도입된다. 즉, 유전자를 끼워 넣은 새로운 세포를 사용하는 치료로서 1980년 미국의 학자가 지중해빈혈환자에게 강행하여 비판을 받았지만, 미국 국립보건연구소는 1990년 9월 아데노신 데아미나아제(adenosine deaminase, ADA) 결핍증 환자의 림프구에 ADA 유전자를 끼워 넣는 치료를 시작한 이래 현재는 암을 포함한 많은 질병들을 치료하는 목적으로 쓰인다. |
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| 영문 | Electric convulsive therapy(ECT) | 한글 | 전기경련요법 |
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| 설명 | 뇌에 전기 자극을 주어 인위적으로 경련을 유발함으로써 정신 병을 치료하는 방법. 전기쇼크요법(electroshock therapy)이라고도 한다. 1938년에 이탈리아의 체를레티와 비니에 의해 시작되었다. 작용기전은 확실치 않으나 뇌의 신진대사, 생화학 및 효소 등에 변화를 일으킨다는 생물학적, 생화학적 학설이 유력하다. 적응증으로 가장 효과적인 병은 우울증으로 특히 여성에서 갱년기에 호발하는 갱년기 우울증, 우울증과 조증(아주 기분이 좋은 상태가 지속되는 정신병)이 일정한 주기를 두고 반복하는 조울증에 잘 쓰이며, 80~90%에서 효과가 있다. |
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| OT | objective test; oblique talus; occlusion time; occupational therapist, occupational therapy; ocular ... |
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| PT | pain threshold; parathormone; parathyroid; paroxysmal tachycardia; part time; patient; pericardial t... |
| DHF | Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever |
| FUO | Fever of Unknown(= Undetermined) Origin; (원인)불명열 |
| IM | 1) Intra-Muscular(ly) (injection); 근육으로, 근육주사 2) Infectious Mononucleus(M... |
| cognitive therapy | A direct form of psychotherapy based on the interpretation of situations (cognitive structure of experiences) that determine how an individual feels and behaves. It is based on the premise that cognition, the process of acquiring knowledge and forming beliefs, is a primary determinant of mood and behaviour. The therapy uses behavioural and verbal techniques to identify and correct negative thinking that is at the root of the aberrant behaviour. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| collapse therapy | Surgical treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis whereby the lung is totally or partially, temporarily or permanently, immobilised. The procedure was based on the popular concept that collapsing the affected portion of a tuberculous lung allowed the infected area to rest and thereby recover. at the beginning of the 20th century artificially induced pneumothorax (pneumothorax, artificial) was popular. Later a variety of other techniques was used to encourage collapse of the infected portion of the lung: unilateral phrenic nerve division, pneumonolysis, pneumoperitoneum (pneumoperitoneum, artificial), and thoracoplasty. Collapse therapy has declined since the advent of antitubercular chemotherapy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| colour therapy | A form of phototherapy using colour to influence health and to treat various physical or mental disorders. The colour rays may be in the visible or invisible spectrum and can be administered through coloured lights or applied mentally through suggestion. (12 Dec 1998) |
| combined modality therapy | <oncology> Two or more types of treatments used to supplement each other. For instance, surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, hormonal or immunotherapy may be used alternatively or together for maximum effectiveness. (09 Oct 1997) |
| motion therapy, continuous passive | Movement of a body part initiated and maintained by a mechanical or electrical device to restore normal range of motion to joints, muscles, or tendons after surgery, prosthesis implantation, contracture flexion, or long immobilization. (12 Dec 1998) |
| plasma therapy | Treatment with plasma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mud therapy | The therapeutic use of mud in packs or baths. It includes mud, earth, clay, and peat. The original mud was fango, a volcanic mud from the battaglia thermal springs in italy, applied externally in the treatment of rheumatism and other diseases of the joints and muscles. (12 Dec 1998) |
| play therapy | A treatment technique utilizing play as a medium for expression and communication between patient and therapist. (12 Dec 1998) |
| conditioning therapy | The application of modern theories of learning and conditioning in the treatment of behaviour disorders. (12 Dec 1998) |
| conjoint therapy | A type of therapy in which a therapist sees the two spouses, or parent and child, or other partners together in joint sessions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| convulsive therapy | The use of convulsive agents to influence favourably the course of a mental disorder. It is used primarily in the treatment of severe affective disorders and schizophrenia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| music therapy | <psychiatry> A form of distraction that uses music as an aid to relaxation. (16 Dec 1997) |
| myofunctional therapy | Therapy of malocclusion and other dental and speech disorders utilizing muscular exercises of the tongue and lips; most often intended to alter a tongue thrust swallowing pattern. (05 Mar 2000) |
| couples therapy | Psychotherapy used specifically for unmarried couples, of mixed or same sex. (12 Dec 1998) |
| postremission therapy | Chemotherapy to kill leukaemia cells that survive after remission induction therapy. (12 Dec 1998) |