| ASG | advanced cell group; American Society for Genetics; Army Surgeon General; aspermiogenesis |
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| AVG | ambulatory visit group |
| AZO | [indicates presence of the group -N:N-] |
| BCCG | British Cooperative Clinical Group |
| beta [Greek letter beta] | an anomer of a carbohydrate; buffer capacity; carbon separated from a carboxyl by one other carbon i... |
| photodynamic therapy | <oncology, technique> Cancer treatment that uses the interaction between laser light and a substance that makes cells more sensitive to light. When light is applied to cells that have been treated with this substance, a chemical reaction occurs and destroys cancer cells. (31 Dec 1997) |
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| photoradiation therapy | Treatment of cancer by intravenous injection of a photosensitizing agent, such as haematoporphyrin, followed by exposure to visible light of superficial tumours or of deep tumours by a fibreoptic probe. Synonym: photochemotherapy, photoradiation therapy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| client-centreed therapy | A system of nondirective psychotherapy based on the assumption that the client (patient) both has the internal resources to improve and is in the best position to resolve his or her own personality dysfunction, provided that the therapist can establish a permissive, accepting, and genuine atmosphere in which the client feels free to discuss problems and to obtain insight into them in order to achieve self-actualization. (05 Mar 2000) |
| clinical cooperative group | A group of medical institutions cooperating to perform clinical research. (16 Dec 1997) |
| physical therapy | A physical therapist is a specialist trained using exercise and physical activities to condition muscles and improve level of activity. Physical therapy is helpful in those with physical debilitating illness (for example stroke). (27 Sep 1997) |
| physical therapy department, hospital | Hospital department which is responsible for the administration and provision of diagnostic and medical rehabilitation services to restore or improve the functional capacity of the patient. (12 Dec 1998) |
| MN blood group antigens | <haematology, immunology> A pair of blood group antigens governed by genes that segregate independently of the ABO locus. The alleles are codominant and there are three types MM, NN and MN. Glycophorin has M or N activity and this is associated with oligosaccharides attached to the amino terminal portion of the molecule. M type glycophorin differs from N type in amino acid residues 1 and 5, although the antigenic determinants are associated with the carbohydrate side chains. (18 Nov 1997) |
| MNSs blood group | See Blood Groups appendix. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mnss blood-group system | A system of universal human blood group isoantigens with many associated subgroups. The m and n traits are codominant and the s and s traits are probably very closely linked alleles, including the u antigen. This system is most frequently used in paternity studies. (12 Dec 1998) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| collective group | <zoology> An aggregate of related species of which the generic position is uncertain. According to the Code, for the sake of taxonomic convenience, may be treated as a genus. Such a collective group does not require a type species. Assignment to a collective group is a temporary, convenient, identifying label. (09 Jan 1998) |
| collective-group name | 1. A name established expressly for a collective group. 2. A name established for a nominal genus or subgenus and later used for a collective group. (09 Jan 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) |
| wenlock group | <geology> The middle subdivision of the Upper Silurian in Great Britain; so named from the typical locality in Shropshire. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |