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Aetiology

Health care; Hospitals

The study of causes. The word "etiology" is mainly used in medicine, where science tries to determine the cause or origin of disease and the factors which produce it. Today in medicine one hears ...

Supportive care

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Treatment given to prevent, control, or relieve complications and side effects and to improve the patient's comfort and quality of life.

Systemic therapy

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Treatment that reaches cells throughout the body by travelling through the bloodstream.

Radiation therapy

Health care; Hospitals

Treatment using high-energy radiation. The use of high-energy rays damages cancer cells, stopping them from growing and dividing. Like surgery, radiation therapy is a local treatment that affects ...

Thrush

Health care; Hospitals

Yeast infection of the mouth and throat, characterised by patches of white, caused by the fungus candida albicans. Yeast is part of the normal flora in the mouth. They ordinarily do not cause ...

A convulsion (seizure) that occurs in association with a rapid increase in body temperature. Febrile seizures are common in infants and young children (6 months to 5 years) and fortunately, have no ...

Fever

Health care; Hospitals

Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 degrees F. (37 degrees C.), in practise a person is usually not considered to have a significant fever until the ...