GENERAL
GLOSSARY
Allopathy:
the dominant medical system in the West (and elsewhere)
using the doctrine of opposites
Aetiology:
the same as causation. (American spelling 'etiology')
Constitutional
= (also known as 'classical', 'totality', 'Hahnemannian',
'Kentian') means the remedy is prescribed for the perceived
whole of the patient; includes symptoms and characteristics
often with special attention to the emotional and psychological
qualities. It is the epitome of 'Holistic' medicine.
Polypharmacy
= the giving of several different remedies, sometimes in
different potencies in the same dose. The opposite of 'constitutional'
Acute
= any ailment of short duration e.g. all infectious diseases.
(Acute ailments may become chronic if unresolved) An acute
ailment is self-limiting and of short duration i.e. it will
usually either kill you or make you stronger. (build immunity)
Chronic
= of long duration (does not mean 'really bad') e.g. eczema,IBS,
ME, PMT, asthma. (Chronic ailments may have acute episodes)
Chronic ailments are those that don't usually resolve of
their own accord, unlike acute ailments
Concurrently
= 'happening at the same time as'
concurrent symptoms: apparently differing sets of symptoms
occurring at the same time.
concurrent remedies: a remedy taken alongside or at the
same time as another remedy
Dyscrasia
= - an abnormal or physiologically unbalanced state of the
body
Lay homeopath is any homeopath who isn't also qualified
as a medical doctor.
OTC=over
the counter. i.e. bought from a shop, pharmacy etc.=
non prescription medicines
Palliation
= temporary lessening of symptoms without cure
or addressing the true nature of the problem
Pluralist
- one who does not adhere to the principle of single dose/single
remedy, but who uses more than one remedy at a time
Presenting
symptoms = the symptoms the patient initially considered
most important and which they 'presented' to the homeopath
Prostrated
= completely exhausted, wiped out, too weak to
even speak, cannot get up, lying flat
Repertory
= is
a book with a list of all the symptoms organised into headings
with associated remedies
Rubrics
- headings in the repertory that connect remedies to symptoms
Simillimum
= the single remedy that matches the whole of a patients
symptomology and characteristics in its entirety
Tautopathic,
tautopathically = using the 'same' substance potentised
as a remedy (rather than a 'similar' substance)
Totality
- the picture of disease that includes ALL symptoms, including
the mental, general and particular.
Unicist
- one who adheres to the principle of single remedy/single
dose
<
= WORSE from
> = BETTER from
Agg = aggravated by, made worse
by
Amel = ameliorated
by, made better by
Rx = Remedy
Sx = Symptoms
Dx = Disease
Hx = History
Px = Patient
QDS = Four times a day
TDS = three times a day
BD = Twice a day
MD = Once a day
SCD = single collective dose
C = next to an ailments
means that it specifically requires constitutional
treatment and is not suitable for self treatment, the lack
of a 'C' though does not necessarily mean
it is suitable for self treatment
MEDICAL GLOSSARY
Definitions of some medical terms that are
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