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Processes used to check on the outcome of a referral of a person for further diagnosis or treatment of a health problem or condition.  

Preovulatory phase.  

A hormone secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland stimulates the primary graafian follicles to develop to the point of ovulation. It also stimulates the development of the seminiferous tubules and maintains the process of spermatogenesis. A hormone produced by the pituitary gland which stimulates ova in the ovaries and sperm in the…

Treatment of disease traditionally practiced by lay persons within a cultural or subcultural context. Any medical treatment that relies on popular tradition, like the charming of warts or the use of copper bracelets to alleviate rheumatism, is considered a form of alternative medicine.  

A psychotic interpersonal relationship involving two people who become psychotic with similar symptomatology.  

In research, a panel, selected to be representative of a population, interviewed on a topic of interest. Probes determine the popularity of various comments and points of view and the depth of feeling toward them. There may also be trials of material to determine how the panel’s reactions could be changed. A discussion group of…

Interview in which the respondent is allowed to set the initial course but increasingly focuses on the researcher’s agenda as the interview progresses.  

Seizures that affect specific motor, sensory, and psychomotor functions, focal motor seizures. Transitory disturbance in motor or sensory function, such as lip smacking, a tingling feeling, or convulsions in a certain body part, caused by abnormal electrical activity of nerve cells in a particular localized area of the brain; a limited form of epilepsy.  

A seizure that emanates from a particular area of the brain that governs or controls various motor functions, focal seizures.  

A lesion in a particular area of the body.