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occlude
Health care; Hospitals
To close, obstruct, or prevent the passage. To occlude an artery is to obstruct the flow of blood. Occlude can also mean to bring together. To occlude the teeth is to align the upper and lower teeth, ...
erythema
Health care; Hospitals
A redness of the skin resulting from inflammation, for example sunburn.
palliative treatment
Health care; Hospitals
To palliate a disease is to treat it or the symptoms providing relief, but not necessarily a cure. Palliation is sometimes called symptomatic treatment.
regress
Health care; Hospitals
To return or go back, particularly to return to a pattern of behavior or level of skill characteristic of a younger age. Many normal children demonstrate regressive behavior when in the hospital, for ...
etiology
Health care; Hospitals
The study of causes. The word "etiology" is mainly used in medicine, where science tries to determine the cause or origin of disease and the factors which produce it. Today in medicine one hears ...
supportive care
Health care; Hospitals
Treatment given to prevent, control, or relieve complications and side effects and to improve the patient's comfort and quality of life.
