medical aid

the medical care received on first contact with the medical system (before being referred elsewhere)

care and treatment of a convalescent patient

placing in medical care in a hospital

(medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)

care by a skilled nurse

(medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution

the act of applying a bandage

medical care of the whole person considered as subject to personal and social as well as organic factors

a program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill

the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe

formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)

treatment by stopping fibrillation of heart muscles (usually by electric shock delivered by a defibrillator)

treatment for poisoning by neutralizing the toxic properties (normally a function of the liver)

treatment to destroy harmful microorganisms

the administration of digitalis for the treatment of certain heart disorders

the administration of an anticoagulant drug to retard coagulation of the blood

the usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself

a method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated

close monitoring and constant medical care of patients with life-threatening conditions

an injection into the skin

an injection into a muscle

an injection into a vein

an injection under the skin

a method of irrigating the eye used by ophthalmologists

the therapeutic use of aromatic plant extracts and essential oils in baths or massage

the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness)

treatment of a specific defect

the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis)

therapeutic exposure to sunlight

hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis

therapy designed to produce immunity to a disease or to enhance resistance by the immune system

the use of infrared radiation (as by infrared lamps or heating pads or hot water bottles) to relieve pain and increase circulation to a particular area of the body

therapy in which water or oxygen or a drug is introduced into the respiratory tract with inhaled air

therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into the tissues

the act of treating with medicines or remedies

therapy based on a theory that taking very large doses of vitamins will prevent or cure physical or psychological disorders

therapy based on engagement in meaningful activities of daily life, especially to enable or encourage participation in such activities in spite of impairments or limitations in physical or mental functions

irrigation with a jet of water or medicated solution into or around a body part (especially the vagina) to treat infections or cleanse from odorous contents

an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes

washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water

surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis

a treatment in which evacuated cups are applied to the skin to draw blood through the surface

therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities

the use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes (especially plants that are not part of the normal diet)

the treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means

(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance

treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions

any therapy intended to correct a disorder of speech

deliberately lowering the body's temperature for therapeutic purposes

the use of heat to treat a disease or disorder; heating pads or hot compresses or hot-water bottles are used to promote circulation in peripheral vascular disease or to relax tense muscles

therapy consisting of the administration of a pharmacological agent to cause thrombolysis of an abnormal blood clot

disinfection of water by the addition of small amounts of chlorine or a chlorine compound