| 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) |
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| compatibility group | <molecular biology> A group of plasmids (rings of DNA) which is able to coexist in the same cell with another plasmid from a different group. (05 Jan 1998) |
| 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) |
| platinum group | A group of six amphoteric elements: iridium, osmium, palladium, platinum, rhodium, and ruthenium. (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) |
| connective tissue group | <physiology> A collective name for mucous tissue, dentin, bone, cartilage, and ordinary connective tissue, all derived from the mesenchyme. (05 Mar 2000) |
| control group | A group of subjects participating in the same experiment as another group of subjects, but which is not exposed to the variable under investigation. See: experimental group. (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) |
| polar group | <chemistry> Any chemical grouping in which the distribution of electrons is uneven enabling it to take part in electrostatic interactions. (18 Nov 1997) |
| 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) |