Disease, occupational
A disease due to a factor in a person's occupation. For example, lung disease in miners.
Medical
Medical related terms of interest to people suffering from Fibromyalgia and/or Chronic Pain.
Fibromyalgia Medical Terms and Definitions
Health, industrial
A branch of public health concerned with the health and well-being of workers. Its aims are to eliminate hazards and reduce industrial fatigue in the workplace.
Industrial health
A branch of public health concerned with the health and well-being of workers. Its aims are to eliminate hazards and reduce industrial fatigue in the workplace.
Jellyfish sting
The injection into the skin of venom from the stinging unit (nematocyst) of the jellyfish. The jellyfish tentacles can extend for several feet and are lined with venom-filled cells (nematocysts).
Antisense
In molecular biology, the strand complementary to a coding sequence of a nucleic acid. Antisense DNA is the non-coding strand complementary to the coding strand in double-stranded DNA.
Proliferative
Growing and increasing in number rapidly.
Obverse
The opposite, the opposite side, the counterpart. For example, mania is thought of as the obverse of depression just as heads is the obverse of tails on a coin.
Oxy
Street name for OxyContin, prescription painkiller that has become a popular and dangerous recreational drug.
Therapy, cell
Treatment with cells. A technology that relies on replacing diseased or dysfunctional cells with healthy, functioning ones.
Cell therapy
Treatment with cells. A technology that relies on replacing diseased or dysfunctional cells with healthy, functioning ones.