Alternative and Complementary Medicine
An ancient Chinese method of inserting thin needles into the body at specific points to relieve pain, induce anesthesia, or promote healing
What is acupuncture?
Removal of a small amount of tissue for microscopic examination
What is biopsy?
Instrument used to compress tissue
What is a clamp?
Use of x-rays passed through the body to make a visual record of internal structures either on specially sensitized film or digitally
What is radiography?
A localized collection of pus
What is an abscess?
Manipulation of the body or portion of the body to calm, relieve tension, increase circulation, and stimulate muscles
What is massage?
What is excision?
Instrument used to maintain exposure by separating a wound and holding back organs or tissues
What is a retractor?
Generation of a visual image from the echoes of high-frequency sound waves traveling back from different tissues
What is an ultrasound?
Death of tissue, usually caused by lack of blood supply; may be associated with bacterial infection and decomposition
What is gangrene?
A science that stresses the condition of the nervous system in diagnosis and treatment of disease; often, the spine is manipulated to correct misalignment; most patients consult for musculoskeletal pain and headaches
What is chiropractic?
Listening for sounds within the body, usually within the chest or abdomen
What is auscultation?
Surgical knife with a sharp blade
What is a scalpel?
production of sectional body images by administration of a natural substance, such as glucose, labeled with a positron-emitting isotope
What is a positron emission tomography (PET)?
A spreading inflammation of tissue
What is cellulitis?
Process of clearing the mind by concentrating on the inner self while controlling breathing and perhaps repeating a word or phrase (mantra)
What is meditation?
An instrument for examining the inside of an organ or cavity through a body opening or small incision; most endoscopes use fiber optics for viewing
What is an endoscope?
Small clamp for stopping blood flow from a vessel.
What is a hemostat?
Production of images through the use of a magnetic field and radio waves
What is a MRI?
Accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity
What is an ascites?
A method for learning control of involuntary physiologic responses by using electronic devices to monitor bodily changes and feeding this information back to a person
What is biofeedback?
Treatment that involves stimulation or suppression of the immune system, either specifically or nonspecifically
What is immunotherapy?
Flexible wire saw
What is a Gilgli saw?
Scintigraphic technique that permits visualization of a radioisotope’s cross-sectional distribution
What is single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)?
An abnormal passage between two organs or from an organ to the surface of the body
What is a fistula?