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stimulant

(Encyclopedia)stimulant, any substance that causes an increase in activity in various parts of the nervous system or directly increases muscle activity. Cerebral, or psychic, stimulants act on the central nervous s...

acupuncture

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Acupuncture points for treating diseases of the large intestine. acupuncture ăkˈyo͝opŭngˌchər [key], technique of traditional Chinese medicine, in which a number of very fine metal needl...

surgery

(Encyclopedia)surgery, branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of injuries and the excision and repair of pathological conditions by means of operative procedures (see also anesthesia; medicin...

psychopharmacology

(Encyclopedia)psychopharmacology sīˌkōfärˌməkŏlˈəjē [key], in its broadest sense, the study of all pharmacological agents that affect mental and emotional functions. The term is usually applied more speci...

drugs

(Encyclopedia)drugs, substances used in medicine either externally or internally for curing, alleviating, or preventing a disease or deficiency. At the turn of the century only a few medically effective substances ...

medicine

(Encyclopedia)medicine, the science and art of treating and preventing disease. Modern medicine, characterized by growing specialization and a complex diagnostic and therapeutic technology, faces problems in the...