| CTAC | Cancer Treatment Advisory Committee |
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| CTP | California Test of Personality; citrate transport protein; clinical terms project; comprehensive tre... |
| CTS | carpal tunnel syndrome; clinical trials support [program]; composite treatment score; computed tomog... |
| CTTAC | clinical trials and treatment advisory committee |
| CTVDR | conformal treatment verification, delivery and recording [system] |
| treatment protocol program | An FDA initiative to allow terminally ill patients to be given experimental drugs. (14 Nov 1997) |
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| treatment refusal | Refusal of a person to accept medical or psychiatric treatment or his unwillingness to comply with the physician's instructions or prescribed regimens. In the case of a legally incompetent person the concept may include a third party authorised to make decisions on his behalf. (12 Dec 1998) |
| epistaxis, treatment of | To stop epistaxis (a nosebleed), you should: 1. Pinch all the soft parts of the nose together between your thumb and index finger. 2. Press firmly toward the face - compressing the pinched parts of the nose against the bones of the face. 3. Hold the nose for at least 5 minutes (timed by the clock). Repeat as necessary until the nose has stopped bleeding. 4. Sit quietly, keeping the head higher than the level of the heart; that is, sit up or lie with the head elevated. Do not lay flat or put your head between your legs. 5. Apply ice (crushed in a plastic bag or washcloth) to nose and cheeks. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Tweed edgewise treatment | See: edgewise appliance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kenny's treatment | A method for the treatment of anterior poliomyelitis; the affected parts are wrapped in woolen cloth wrung out with hot water; after the acute stage of the disease has passed, the limbs are passively exercised to reeducate the paralysed muscles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| late seral treatment | A treatment in which late seral species will be established after thinning. (05 Dec 1998) |
| full orthodontic treatment | <dentistry> Getting braces (08 Jan 1998) |
| light treatment | Treatment with light. For example, a newborn with jaundice may be put under the lights. (12 Dec 1998) |
| local treatment | Treatment that affects the tumour and the area close to it. (12 Dec 1998) |