English dictionary of cancer terms . 2015.
western medicine — UK US noun [uncountable] the type of medical treatment that is the most popular in North America and Western European countries, based on the use of drugs and surgery to treat symptoms (=signs of illness) . In such countries, other types of… … Useful english dictionary
western medicine — noun uncount the type of medical treatment that is the most popular in North America and Western European countries, based on the use of drugs and SURGERY to treat SYMPTOMS (=signs of illness). In such countries, other types of medical treatment… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
western medicine — n [U] the type of medical treatment that is standard in Europe and North America →↑alternative medicine … Dictionary of contemporary English
western medicine — UK / US noun [uncountable] the type of medical treatment that is the most popular in North America and Western European countries, based on the use of drugs and surgery to treat symptoms (= signs of illness). In such countries, other types of… … English dictionary
western medicine — noun (U) the type of medical treatment that is standard in the west (1) compare alternative medicine … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
western equine encephalomyelitis — n EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS (b) * * * (WEE) a form of equine encephalomyelitis seen in the western United States and Canada, and from Mexico to South America; it is less severe and has a lower mortality rate than the eastern type. In humans it… … Medical dictionary
western equine encephalitis virus — western equine encephalomyelitis virus a species of togavirus of the genus Alphavirus, which causes western equine encephalomyelitis … Medical dictionary
Western blot test — Western blot … Medical dictionary
Western blot — A technique in molecular biology, used to separate and identify proteins. Called a Western blot merely because it has some similarity to a Southern blot (which is named after its inventor, the British biologist M.E. Southern). There is also a… … Medical dictionary
Western blot analysis — see Western blot, under blot … Medical dictionary
