| H&C | hot and cold |
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| IHCA | individual health care account; isocapnic hyperventilation with cold air |
| MICG | macromolecular insoluble cold globulin |
| PCH | paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria; polycyclic hydrocarbon |
| AAEM | American Academy of Environmental Medicine; American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine |
| 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) |
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| 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) |
| space medicine | The field of medicine concerned with physiologic diseases or disturbances resulting from the unique conditions of space travel. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |
| nuclear medicine | <study> The branch of medicine pertaining to diagnostic, therapeutic and investigative use of radioactive chemical elements. (16 Dec 1997) |
| nuclear medicine department, hospital | Hospital department responsible for the administration and management of nuclear medicine services. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nuclear medicine physician | <specialist> A specialist trained in the interpretation and administration of diagnostic tests that use radionuclide compounds. (27 Sep 1997) |
| defensive medicine | The alterations of modes of medical practice, induced by the threat of liability, for the principal purposes of forestalling lawsuits by patients as well as providing good legal defense in the event that such lawsuits are instituted. (12 Dec 1998) |