| boneset |
any of various plants of eastern North America that bear broad, flat clusters of small white flowers, used in folk medicine for their supposed healing qualities; thoroughwort. |
| botanical |
a medicine derived from plants. [1/3 definitions] |
| brain imaging |
the branch of medicine that deals with producing images of the brain and nervous system; neuroimaging. [1/2 definitions] |
| bur |
in medicine and dentistry, a tool for cutting away matter from bones or teeth. [1/3 definitions] |
| bypass |
in medicine, the operation by which an alternative route of flow is created in order to avoid a blocked or diseased organ or part of such an organ. [1/5 definitions] |
| cachet |
a waferlike outer covering used to envelop bad-tasting medicine. [1/4 definitions] |
| camphor |
a white substance with a very strong smell that is taken from the camphor tree. A form of camphor can also be made by people. Camphor is used in making some kinds of medicine and plastic. |
| capsule |
a tiny case that holds one dose of medicine. Capsules are made of gelatin and dissolve when swallowed. [1/2 definitions] |
| case1 |
in medicine, an instance of illness or one who is injured or sick. [1/9 definitions] |
| cashew |
a tropical American evergreen tree. A gum used in medicine is obtained from the bark. [1/2 definitions] |
| catechu |
any of several water-soluble astringent substances obtained from various tropical plants of southeast Asia such as the acacia, used in medicine, tanning, and dyeing. |
| Centella |
a small creeping plant used in herbal medicine, also called urban spadeleaf, gotu kola, or Asiatic pennywort. [2 definitions] |
| cesium |
a salt compound of cesium and chlorine used in medicine and research as a high-density purification agent; cesium chloride. [1/2 definitions] |
| chalybeate |
a medicine, water, or the like, containing iron or tasting or iron. [1/3 definitions] |
| clinician |
a doctor who studies or practices medicine by direct observation and treatment, as opposed to theory or laboratory research. |
| colchicine |
a poisonous alkaloid used to cause chromosome doubling in experiments and as medicine for gout. |
| compress |
a soft pad of cloth, used to put pressure, cold, heat, or medicine on some part of the body. [1/3 definitions] |
| contraindicate |
in medicine, to indicate that (a particular medicine or treatment) should not be used. |
| contraindication |
in medicine, a factor or condition that makes it inadvisable to carry out a particular treatment or procedure. |
| cumin |
the aromatic fruit or seeds of this plant, used in food and medicine. [1/2 definitions] |
| dental |
of or related to dentists or dental medicine. [1/2 definitions] |