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internal medicine collapse: the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and (nonsurgical) treatment of diseases of the internal organs (especially in adults)

Medicare collapse: health care for the aged; a federally administered system of health insurance available to persons aged 65 and over

Medicaid collapse: health care for the needy; a federally and state-funded program

therapy collapse: (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.); "the quarterback is undergoing treatment for a knee injury"; "he tried every treatment the doctors suggested"; "heat therapy gave the best relief"

correlation collapse: a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other; a reciprocal relation between two or more things

inhalant collapse: a medication to be taken by inhaling it; something that is inhaled; inhaling or serving for inhalation; "an inhalant pore"

simile collapse: a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')

patent medicine collapse: medicine that is protected by a patent and available without a doctor's prescription

hooch collapse: an illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor

confrontation collapse: a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison; the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"; a hostile disagreement face-to-face; discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions; a bold challenge

analogy collapse: drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect; "the operation of a computer presents and interesting analogy to the working of the brain"; "the models show by analogy how matter is built up"; an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others

medicine collapse: the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard"; (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease; the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

allegory collapse: an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor

proprietary collapse: protected by trademark or patent or copyright; made or produced or distributed by one having exclusive rights; "`Tylenol' is a proprietary drug of which `acetaminophen' is the generic form"

space walk collapse: any kind of physical activity outside a spacecraft by one of the crew

metaphor collapse: a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity

grand tour collapse: a sightseeing tour of a building or institution; an extended cultural tour of Europe taken by wealthy young Englishmen (especially in the 18th century) as part of their education

rocketry collapse: the branch of engineering science that studies rocket design and operation

elixir collapse: a substance believed to cure all ills; a sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste

quack collapse: the harsh sound of a duck; an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice; act as a medical quack or a charlatan; utter quacking noises; "The ducks quacked"

relation collapse: an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together; (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups; "international relations"; an act of narration; "he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable"

contrast collapse: the act of distinguishing by comparing differences; the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness); the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors; the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; "in contrast to", "by contrast"; put in opposition to show or emphasize differences; "The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student"; to show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities"

psychological warfare collapse: the use of psychological tactics to destroy the opponents' morale

balsam collapse: an ointment containing a fragrant resin; any seed plant yielding balsam; any of various fragrant oleoresins used in medicines and perfumes

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