| COWS | Cold Opposite, Warm Same |
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| PCH | Paroxysmal Cold Hemoglobinuria |
| ACU | acquired cold urticaria; acute care unit; agar colony-forming unit; ambulatory care unit |
| CA | anterior commissure [Lat. commissura anterior]; calcium antagonist; California [rabbit]; cancer; Can... |
| CAD | cadaver, cadaveric; cold agglutinin disease; compressed air disease; computer-assisted design; compu... |
| 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) |
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| 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) |
| 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) |