(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
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Radium therapy
the use of radium in radiation therapy
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the therapeutic use of aromatic plant extracts and essential oils in baths or massage
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Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Clinical psychology, General medicine, Psychology.the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness)
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Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Oncology, Clinical psychology, General medicine, Psychology.the use of radium in radiation therapy
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Oncology, Clinical psychology, General medicine, Psychology.the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Clinical psychology, General medicine, Psychology.the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Clinical psychology, General medicine, Psychology.therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into the tissues
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Clinical psychology, General medicine, Psychology.the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Clinical psychology, General medicine, Psychology.therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into the tissues
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Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Clinical psychology, General medicine, Psychology.hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Clinical psychology, General medicine, Psychology.hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Clinical psychology, General medicine, Psychology.hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Clinical psychology, General medicine, Psychology.therapy designed to produce immunity to a disease or to enhance resistance by the immune system
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Oncology, Clinical psychology, General medicine, Psychology.therapy in which water or oxygen or a drug is introduced into the respiratory tract with inhaled air
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the electromagnetic radiation that would be radiated from an ideal black body; the distribution of energy in the radiated spectrum of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: radium, radiation, therapy.the electromagnetic radiation that would be radiated from an ideal black body; the distribution of energy in the radiated spectrum of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: radium, radiation, therapy.conditioning in which a second incompatible response is conditioned to an already conditioned stimulus; "counter conditioning lies beh…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: radium, radiation, therapy.a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: radium, radiation, therapy.a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: radium, radiation, therapy.a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: radium, radiation, therapy.therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into the tissues
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: radium, radiation, therapy.an acronym for microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an amplifier that works on the same principle as a laser a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: radium, radiation, therapy.therapy based on a theory that taking very large doses of vitamins will prevent or cure physical or psychological disorders
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Its definition shares important concepts with this word: radium, radiation, therapy.therapy based on engagement in meaningful activities of daily life, especially to enable or encourage participation in such activities…
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