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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Activin

Medical; Medicine

Activins are produced in the pituitary, gonads, and other tissues. By acting locally, they stimulate pituitary FSH secretion and have diverse effects on cell differentiation and embryonic ...

Active immunity

Medical; Medicine

Resistance to a disease agent resulting from the production of specific antibodies by the host, either after exposure to the disease or after vaccination.

Active stretching

Medical; Medicine

This is where one assumes a position and then holds it there with no assistance other than using the muscle strength.

Active voluntary euthanasia

Medical; Medicine

Active euthanasia of a patient at the patient's request and/or with the patient's consent.

The use of ultraviolet electromagnetic radiation in the treatment of disease, usually of the skin. This is the part of the sun's spectrum that causes sunburn and tanning. Ultraviolet A, used in PUVA, ...

Actinotherapy

Medical; Medicine

Contact activation product

Medical; Medicine

Activated form of factor XI. In the intrinsic pathway, factor XI is activated to XIa by factor XIIa in the presence of cofactor HMWK; (high molecular weight kininogen). Factor XIa then activates ...