Dictionary of family medicine Q

• q   noun the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet
• q tip.
• qaly.
• qi   noun the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health
• qids sr.
• qt.
• quadrant   noun a measuring instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies;  the area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle;  any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes;  a quarter of the circumference of a circle;  a quarter of the circumference of a circle
• quadriphasic.
• quadriplegia   noun paralysis of both arms and both legs
• quadruple   adj. four times as great or many;  having four units or components;  noun a quantity that is four times as great as another; a set of four similar things considered as a unit;  verb increase fourfold
• qualifications.
• qualifying   noun success in satisfying a test or requirement;  the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
• quality   adj. of high social status;  of superior grade;  noun an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone;  a degree or grade of excellence or worth;  a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something;  high social status;  (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
• quality adjusted.
• quality adjusted life year.
• quantiferon.
• quantiferon tb.
• quantitative   adj. expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement;  (of verse) having a metric system based on relative duration of syllables;  relating to the measurement of quantity
• quercetin.
• queries.
• quervain.
• questioning   adj. perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know);  showing curiosity;  marked by or given to doubt;  noun a request for information
• questioning illogical feeling thoughts and.
• questionnaire   noun a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information
• questionnaires.
• questions.
• quetiapine.
• queyrat.
• quick   adj. easily aroused or excited;  accomplished rapidly and without delay;  apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity;  moving quickly and lightly;  performed with little or no delay;  hurried and brief;  adv. with little or no delay;  noun any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)
• quick inventory of depressive symptomatologyself report.
• quinaglute.
• quinapril.
• quinapril hydrochloride.
• quinidex   noun cardiac drug (trade names Quinidex and Quinora) used to treat certain heart arrhythmias
• quinidex quinaglute.
• quinidine   noun cardiac drug (trade names Quinidex and Quinora) used to treat certain heart arrhythmias
• quinine   noun a bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark; used in malaria therapy
• quinolones.
• quinsy   noun a painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis
• quit   verb give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat;  go away or leave;  turn away from; give up;  give up or retire from a position;  put an end to a state or an activity
• quitting.
• qw.

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