Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Congenital insensitivity to pain
Genetic disorder in which the individual is not sensitive to painful stimuli.
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Cognitive-behavioral approach
Psychological technique used to think about pain differently.
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Cognitive refocusing
Psychological technique used to refocus the mind onto other thoughts.
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Cervical enlargement
Region of the spinal cord that innervates the arms.
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Central sensitization
Process in which sensory neurons of the spinal cord are hypersensitized.
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Oxidize
To cause a substance to chemically combine with oxygen.
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Music therapy
A form of psychotherapy in which music is used as a means of recreation and communication and as a way to elevate the mood of depressed or psychotic patients.
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Megavitamins
Massive quantities of a specific vitamin usually given for therapeutic purposes.
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Leukotrines
A group of chemical compounds that occur naturally in white blood cells; they are able to produce allergic and inflammatory reactions, and may play a part in the development of asthma and rheumatoid arthritis.
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Hypertropy
The enlargement or overgrowth of an organ or part due to an increase in the size of its constituent cells; as in benign prostatic hypertropy.
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