SANGUINE TYPE
Proposed by Roman physician Galen (129-215), one of the four types of constitution and temperament. Galen espoused the belief that…
SCHOOL COUNSELING
Support, provided by or outside the school to pupils, family, and other caregivers, which focuses primarily on pupils' educational, individual,…
SECONDARY CARE
Provision of a specialized medical service by a physician specialist or a hospital on referral by a primary care physician.…
SJOGREN-LARSSON SYNDROME
an autosomal recessive condition that features scaly skin, mental retardation and spasticity that can be caused by several genetic factors.…
SOCIETY FOR NEUROSCIENCE
a non-profit organisation of scientists and physicians studying the brain and nervous system.
SOHVAL-SOFFER SYNDROME
a rare and possibly hereditary disease with mental retardation and testicular deficiency, skeletal anomalies and diabetes mellitus. It was reported…
MENIERE'S DISEASE
results in a general disorder of balance and hearing due to a build-up of excess fluid in the inner ear.…
MULTIPLE DRAFTS HYPOTHESIS
proposed by Daniel Clement Dennett (1942 - ) and British physician Marcel Kinsbourne (1931 - ) which describes perception as…
NATIONAL PRACTITIONER DATA BANK
is a national database which is maintained by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services which keeps an archive…
NEUROLOGICAL EVALUATION
Is one of the major examinations which physicians undergo with new patients typically looking at their- speech and behaviour, orientation…
NEURON (NEURONE)
of which there are many classifications, such as- motor neurons, sensory neurons and interneurons. Equally, there are many structural types…
NEURON DOCTRINE
first proposed by German physician Heinrich Wilhelm von Waldever- Hartz (1836-1921) in 1891 who said that the nervous system is…
OSTEOPATHY
noun. a healthcare system based upon the belief that several illnesses or dysfunctions are a result of anatomical impairments in…
OTOLARYNGOLOGIST
noun. a specialist physician or surgeon that examines and remediates illness of the ears, nose, and throat and of the…
OUTPATIENT SERVICES
wellness care services performed for registered ambulatory patients in hospital wards, clinics, physicians
OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS (OTC DRUGS)
drugs which can be bought sans a physician's prescription, like acetaminophen and ibuprofen. Commonly referred to as nonprescription drugs.
PARIS MEDICAL SCHOOL
a group of physicians and pupils at the Salpetriere hospital in Paris, France, who advanced the research and hypotheses of…
PAYTON, CAROLYN R
An American psychologist, Carolyn Payton is widely recognized as director of the Peace Corps in the late 1970's and as…