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A branch of medicine which deals with physical disabilities or with treatment of disorders after they have been diagnosed. A medical specialty originally devoted to the diagnosis and management of rheumatic diseases, but later extended to the rehabilitation of patients with physical disabilities ranging from asthma and hand injuries to back trouble and poliomyelitis. A…

Describing someone whose condition makes it difficult to perform some or all of the basic activities of daily life.  

Referring to the body.  

A characteristic of the body of a person, e.g. red hair or big feet, which is inherited.  

An examination of someone’s body to see if he or she is healthy. A thorough study of a person’s state of health. The physical examination typically follows history-taking or medical interview. Examination usually includes inspection, palpation (direct feeling with the hand), percussion (striking parts of the body with short, sharp taps and feeling and listening…

The teaching of sports and exercises in school.  

Referring to the body, as opposed to the mind. Relating to the body rather than to the mind. For example, a physical sign is one that a doctor can detect when examining a patient, such as abnormal dilation of the pupils or the absence of a knee-jerk reflex. Having to do with physics, that is,…

An acute infection of the lungs, central nervous system and other organs by a fungus. Any infection caused by fungi or the group Phycomycetes. These fungi inhabit soil and do not usually produce disease in humans. A disease caused by parasitic fungi of the genera Rhizopus, Absidia, and Mucor. The disease affects the sinuses, the…

A louse which infests the pubic region.  

Infestation with the crab louse, Phthirus pubis, which causes intense itching; continued scratching by the patient may result in bacterial infection of the skin. Phthiriasis can be treated with applications containing gamma benzene hexachloride.