Questions tagged [terminology]
This tag should be used for questions concerning meaning and usage of words as applied in medical science.
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Semantically, are prions pathogens?
Semantics/terminology question here.
Prion diseases such as BSE/vCJD (Mad Cow Disease) and Kuru can be transmitted between individuals, primarily via consumption of diseased neural tissue where the ...
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What does "cancer" mean with respect to CNS neoplasms?
The NIH NIC says:
cancer
A term for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control and can invade nearby tissues. Cancer cells can also spread to other parts of the body through the blood ...
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How is nominal width of condoms related to penis girth?
What is the mathematical relation between the girth of the penis (defined as the maximum circumference) and the nominal width of the condom (an industry label) that should be used? I see a lot of ...
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Is trauma to the abdominal wall classed as somatic pain or visceral pain?
I'm writing a fictional story set in the real world with fight scenes in it. If I understood correctly after doing some research, abdominal wall trauma should be classed as somatic pain if the wall is ...
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Medical Education - Excluding Audiobooks & Text-To-Speech Software, What Auditory Resources can Students be Directed to use?
Aside from audiobooks, I seldom come across medical education resources for students who either:
A. Want to learn by audio
B. Need to learn by audio
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There are many students who casually want to ...
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Are polyuria and diuresis different, and if so, how?
Polyuria - Wikipedia states:
Polyuria (/ˌpɒliˈjʊəriə/) is excessive or an abnormally large production or passage of urine (greater than 2.5 L[1] or 3 L[6] over 24 hours in adults). Increased ...
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Where do I get deeper information about the origin of anatomical names?
When I am learning anatomy, I sometimes wonder "why does this structure is called like that". For instance: Today I found out where atlas and axis got there names from. Wikipedia told me &...
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Is the treatment of any type of ectopic pregnancy still called an embryectomy?
The generic term for the treatment of an ectopic pregnancy seems to be "embryectomy":
ἐκ (ek, “out”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”)
Stedman, Practical Medical Dictionary (1916), p. 302 calls ...
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What does the term "biologic therapies" really mean?
Through the years I have often checked various sources trying to understand what are "biologic therapies" but didn't get any general answer or generalized definition of the term.
Every ...
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Is it correct to talk about "exquisite fever" when referring to fever that occurs at regular time intervals?
I found this expression "fièvre exquise" in a French book.
Later, I found in a French dictionary that fièvre exquise is a medical term meaning: "fever, the fits of which are perfectly ...
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What is the difference between EBM and EBP?
I'm struggling to understand in simple terms the difference between EBM (evidence-based medicine) and EBP(evidence-based practice).
After a bit of research, this is what I have understood.
Is it ...
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What is intermittent administration?
I have come across this study headline:
Intermittent clonidine regimen abolishes tolerance to its antihypertensive effect: a spectral study
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17414230/
I am not a ...
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Question about "per person-years" stats in medical studies
I'm reading a study (Lou, et al. 2013) that says in the abstract
In the first 2 years, the rate of recurrence was higher among patients who had received neoadjuvant therapy (35 per 100 person-years) ...
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Term for a hospital ward where interesting patients for research are kept?
I'm searching for a term for a hospital ward where patients who are particularly interesting for research are kept. I believe that such a term exists and that I've heard it, but forgot.
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Meaning of "Depletion of methyl-donor pool glycine, serine, and histidine" in a review article
From a review titled Cerebral Folate Deficiency Syndrome: Early Diagnosis, Intervention and Treatment Strategies, from Table 1:
V. Conditions affecting folate metabolism in the brain
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