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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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Acupuncture analgesia
Medical; Medicine
Analgesia produced by the insertion of acupuncture needles at certain acupuncture points on the body. This activates small myelinated nerve fibres in the muscle which transmit impulses to the spinal ...
Acupuncture therapy
Medical; Medicine
Treatment of disease by inserting needles along specific pathways or meridians. The placement varies with the disease being treated. It is sometimes used in conjunction with heat, moxibustion, ...
Acute abdomen
Medical; Medicine
A clinical syndrome with acute abdominal pain that is severe, localized, and rapid onset. Acute abdomen may be caused by a variety of disorders, injuries, or diseases.
Acupuncture
Medical; Medicine
The occupational discipline of the traditional Chinese methods of acupuncture therapy for treating disease by inserting needles along specific pathways or meridians.
Acupuncture anaesthesia
Medical; Medicine
Use of acupuncture to block the afferent nerve impulses from reaching the brain to reduce the sensation of pain for surgery.
Acupuncture point
Medical; Medicine
Designated locations along nerves or organ meridians for inserting acupuncture needles.
