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Addisonism
Symptom complex resembling Addison’s disease caused by infectious agents such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis or Cytomegalovirus.
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Addictionologist
A specialist in the diagnosis, study, and treatment of psychological dependence.
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Addiction ministry
A method of recovery from addiction managed and supervised by a religious agency.
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Add
Prescription abbreviation meaning let there be added.
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Adaptometer
A device used to determine the time required for visual adaptation to darkness.
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Adaptive trial
A form of research in which data analyzed as the trial progresses are used to reshape or refocus the trial design.
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Adaptive therapy
Those services and strategies in occupational and physical therapy that make use of assistive technology to help patients with functional disabilities overcome environmental barriers.
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Adapter
Device for joining one part of an apparatus to another part.
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Adaptation model
A conceptual model of nursing developed by nursing theorist Sister Callista Roy that is based on the individual’s adaptation to environmental stimuli. In this model, the goal of nursing is to promote adaptive physiological/physical, self-concept/group identity, role function, and interdependence responses.
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Adams test adams forward bend test
A measurement of lateral spinal curvature (scoliosis) after the patient bends forward at the waist. A scoliometer is used to measure the degree of curvature.