therapeusis |
Synonym: therapeutics. Synonym: therapy. (05 Mar 2000) |
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therapeutae |
A name given to certain ascetics said to have anciently dwelt in the neighborhood of Alexandria. They are described in a work attributed to Philo, the genuineness and credibility of which are now much discredited. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. (pl) an attendant, servant, physician. See Therapeutic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
therapeutic |
1. Pertaining to therapeutics or to the art of healing. 2. <pharmacology> Compounds that are used to treat specific diseases or medical conditions. 3. Curative. Origin: Gr. Therapeutikos = inclined to serve (13 Nov 1997) |
therapeutic abortion |
An abortion induced because of the mother's physical or mental health, or to prevent birth of a deformed child or a child resulting from rape. (05 Mar 2000) |
therapeutic anaesthesia |
Administration of an anaesthetic as a means of treatment. (05 Mar 2000) |
therapeutic angiography |
Use of angiographic catheters that have been modified to reduce or increase regional blood flow, or to deliver medicinal agents; interventional therapeutic angiography. See: angioplasty, balloon catheter, interventional angiography. (05 Mar 2000) |
therapeutic community |
Psychotherapeutic technique which emphasizes socioenvironmental and interpersonal influences in the resocialization and rehabilitation of the patient. The setting is usually a hospital unit or ward in which professional and nonprofessional staff interact with the patients. (12 Dec 1998) |
therapeutic crisis |
A turning point leading to positive or negative change in psychiatric treatment. (05 Mar 2000) |
therapeutic dose |
The quantity of any substance required to effect the cure of a disease or that will correct the manifestations of a deficiency of a particular factor in the diet, effective dose used with therapeutically applied compounds. Synonym: therapeutic dose. (05 Mar 2000) |
therapeutic electrode |
A small electrode whose exciting effect is used to stimulate or record potentials from a localised area. Synonym: exciting electrode, localizing electrode, therapeutic electrode. (05 Mar 2000) |
therapeutic equivalency |
The relative equivalency in the efficacy of different modes of treatment of a disease, most often used to compare the efficacy of different pharmaceuticals to treat a given disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
therapeutic fever |
Treatment of disease by inducing an artificial fever in the patient. Synonym: therapeutic fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
therapeutic group |
Any group of patients meeting together for mutual psychotherapeutic, personal development, and life change goals. (05 Mar 2000) |
therapeutic incompatibility |
A form of incompatibility in which the substances in a mixture exert opposing physiologic actions. Synonym: therapeutic incompatibility. (05 Mar 2000) |
therapeutic index |
The ratio of LD50 to ED50, used in quantitative comparison of drugs. (05 Mar 2000) |