loosening medicine
1loosening of association — A manifestation of a severe thought disorder characterized by the lack of an obvious connection between one thought or phrase and the next, or with the response to a question …
2loosening — loo·sen·ing (looґsən ing) freeing from restraint or strictness …
3loosening of associations — in psychiatry, a disorder of thinking in which associations of ideas become so shortened, fragmented, and disturbed as to lack logical relationship; often seen in schizophrenia …
4Medicine in medieval Islam — In the history of medicine, Islamic medicine or Arabic medicine refers to medicine developed in the medieval Islamic civilization and written in Arabic, the lingua franca of the Islamic civilization. Despite these names, a significant number of… …
5Onycholysis — Loosening of the nail from the nail bed, usually starting at the border of the nail. The nail tends to turn whitish or yellowish, reflecting the presence of air under it. The treatment is to trim the nail short, do not clean under the nail, and… …
6dermatolysis — Loosening of the skin or atrophy of the skin by disease; erroneously used as a synonym for cutis laxa. SYN: dermolysis. [dermato + G. lysis, a loosening] * * * der·ma·tol·y·sis (dur″mə tolґə sis) [dermato + lysis] 1. loosening of… …
7epiphysiolysis — Loosening or separation, either partial or complete, of an epiphysis from the metaphysis of a bone. [epiphysis + G. lysis, loosening] * * * epiph·y·si·ol·y·sis äl ə səs n, pl y·ses .sēz abnormal separation of an epiphysis from the bone shaft * *… …
8peritoneoplasty — Loosening adhesions and covering the raw surfaces with peritoneum to prevent reformation. [peritoneum + G. plastos, formed] * * * peri·to·neo·plas·ty (per″ĭ toґne o plas″te) peritonization …
9slipping rib cartilage — loosening and deformity of the costal cartilages, causing painful symptoms …
10arthrolysis — Restoration of mobility in stiff and ankylosed joints through the process of disrupting intraarticular and extraarticular adhesions. [arthro + G. lysis, a loosening] * * * ar·throl·y·sis är thräl ə səs n, pl y·ses .sēz surgical restoration of… …
