Medicine

Medicine

The science and art of healing that employs a variety of health care practices to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness.

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Ivy loop wiring

Medical; Medicine

Placement of a wire around two adjacent teeth to provide an attachment for intermaxillary elastics.

Hypoglycemia

Medical; Medicine

A diminished concentration of glucose [sugar] in the blood. The most common forms of hypoglycemia occur as a complication of treatment of diabetes mellitus with insulin or oral medications.

Eisenmenger syndrome is the process in which a left-to-right shunt caused by a congenital heart defect causes increased flow through the pulmonary vasculature, causing pulmonary hypertension,which in ...

Hyperglycemia

Medical; Medicine

An excess of glucose in the bloodstream. Chronic hyperglycemia that persists even in fasting states is most commonly caused by diabetes mellitus.

Acrylic resin

Medical; Medicine

One of a group of polymeric materials used for making denture teeth and bases.

Febricula

Medical; Medicine

A fever of low intensity or short duration, usually ranging between 37.3 and 37.8 degrees Celsius.

Maternal deprivation syndrome

Medical; Medicine

A failure to thrive with severe growth retardation, unresponsiveness to the environment, depression, retarded mental and emotional development, and behavioural problems resulting from loss, absence, ...