Disease management (health) — Disease management is defined as a system of coordinated health care interventions and communications for populations with conditions in which patient self care efforts are significant. [1][2][3] For people who can access health care… … Wikipedia
disease — n Disease, disorder, condition, affection, ailment, malady, complaint, distemper, syndrome denote a de ranged bodily state usually associated with or amounting to a loss of health. Disease in its usual and broadest use implies an impairment of… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Minor Cooper Keith — Minor C. Keith Minor Cooper Keith (January 19, 1848 – June 14, 1929) was a U.S. railroad, fruit, and shipping magnate whose business activities had a profound impact in Central America and in Colombia. Contents 1 Early life … Wikipedia
disease — [di zēz′] n. [ME disese, inconvenience, trouble, sickness < OFr desaise, discomfort < des , DIS + aise, EASE] 1. any departure from health; illness in general 2. a particular destructive process in an organ or organism, with a specific… … English World dictionary
disease — diseasedly, adv. diseasedness, n. /di zeez /, n., v., diseased, diseasing. n. 1. a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection,… … Universalium
disease — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Condition of ill health Nouns 1. disease, illness, sickness, ailment, ailing; morbidity, infirmity, ailment, indisposition; complaint, disorder, malady; functional disorder. 2. condition, affliction,… … English dictionary for students
minor hallucination — The term minor hallucination is indebted to the Latin adjective minor, which means smaller, younger, the youngest. It is used to denote a * sensory deception that does not fulfil the criteria of a * hallucination proper, such as a *hallucinoid … Dictionary of Hallucinations
Disease resistance in fruit and vegetables — There are a number of lines of defence against pests (that is, those animals that cause damage to the plants we grow) and diseases in the organic garden, principal among these being the practice of good husbandry, creating healthy soil and… … Wikipedia
Minor doctors in ER — The following are minor doctors in the medical drama ER created by Michael Crichton.Donald AnspaughInfobox character name = Donald Anspaugh caption = first = October 3, 1996 (Episode: Let the Games Begin) last = cause = nickname = Uncle Donny… … Wikipedia
Minor disease sign — Mi·nor disease, sign (meґnor) [Lazar Salomonovich Minor, Russian neurologist, 1855–1942] see under disease and sign … Medical dictionary
