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collapse therapy — noun : a surgical procedure that collapses a lung and is now used almost solely in the treatment of tuberculosis to rest an infected lung by immobilization … Useful english dictionary
therapy — 1. The treatment of disease or disorder by any method. SEE ALSO: therapeutics. 2. In psychiatry, and clinical psychology, a short term for psychotherapy. SEE ALSO: psychotherapy … Medical dictionary
occupational therapy — Synonyms and related words: Arica movement, Erhard Seminars Training, Metrazol therapy, New Consciousness, Pentothal interview, SAT, T group, X ray therapy, actinotherapy, aerosol therapy, aerotherapeutics, aerotherapy, arsenotherapy,… … Moby Thesaurus
shock therapy — Synonyms and related words: Metrazol shock therapy, Metrazol therapy, X ray therapy, actinotherapy, aerosol therapy, aerotherapeutics, aerotherapy, arsenotherapy, autoserum therapy, bacterial therapy, bacteriotherapy, bibliotherapy, biotherapy,… … Moby Thesaurus
Morita therapy — is a purpose centered, response oriented therapy from Japan, created in the 1930s by Dr. Shoma Morita. Contents 1 Background 2 Underlying philosophy 2.1 An Introduction to Morita Therapy Methods … Wikipedia
medicine, history of — Introduction the development of the prevention and treatment of disease from prehistoric and ancient times to the 20th century. Medicine and surgery before 1800 Primitive (primitive culture) medicine and folklore Unwritten history is not… … Universalium
Tuberculosis — Classification and external resources Chest X ray of a person with advanced tuberculosis ICD 10 A … Wikipedia
physiotherapy — Synonyms and related words: Metrazol therapy, X ray therapy, actinotherapy, aerosol therapy, aerotherapeutics, aerotherapy, arsenotherapy, autoserum therapy, bacterial therapy, bacteriotherapy, bibliotherapy, biotherapy, buffer therapy,… … Moby Thesaurus
Shang Han Lun — ((zh tp|t=傷寒論|p=Shāng Hán Lùn), or Shang Han Za Bin Lun , English translation On Cold Damage or On Cold Disease Damage , is a medical treatise by Zhang Zhongjing published in 220 A.D. It is the oldest complete clinical textbook in the world, and… … Wikipedia
pneumothorax — The presence of free air or gas in the pleural cavity. [G. pneuma, air, + thorax] artificial p. p. produced by the injection of air, or a more slowly absorbed gas such as nitrogen, into the pleural space; formerly used for collapse therapy of… … Medical dictionary
