PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER (PCP)
A primary care provider, also known as a PCP or primary physician offers the first amount of care once a patient decides to seek...
BORJESON-FORSSMAN-LEHMANN SYNDROME
n. an X-linked disorder in which mental retardation is severe to profound. It is characterized by short stature, microcephaly, and hypogonadism, with little to...
BARANY TEST
n. a test used for detecting diseases related to the function of the semi-circular canals in the inner ear. Devised by Austrian physician Robert...
MULTIPLE DRAFTS HYPOTHESIS
proposed by Daniel Clement Dennett (1942 - ) and British physician Marcel Kinsbourne (1931 - ) which describes perception as being in draft form...
NEUROLOGICAL EVALUATION
Is one of the major examinations which physicians undergo with new patients typically looking at their- speech and behaviour, orientation and level of alertness,...
ANIMAL MAGNETISM
a hypothesized and mystical force that attracts males and females to each other, for the purposes of mating. This term is often used in...
BOARDING-OUT SYSTEM
n. in mental healthcare, refers to a system in which patients with psychotic conditions are placed under the care of a private home or...
PARIS MEDICAL SCHOOL
a group of physicians and pupils at the Salpetriere hospital in Paris, France, who advanced the research and hypotheses of French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot...
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT (PA)
a licensed medical professional who renders care under the guidance of a supervising physician.
OTOLARYNGOLOGIST
noun. a specialist physician or surgeon that examines and remediates illness of the ears, nose, and throat and of the head and neck.
