GLOSSARY...
Chronic condition
A condition that lasts or is permanent or keeps coming back over a long period of time.
Complementary therapy
Complementary disciplines are those which purport to offer diagnostic and therapeutic alternatives to conventional medicine. Also known as alternative therapy.
Conventional medicine
Which are mainly western in origin and are based on the scientific evidence. This is also known as allopathic medicine.
CT scan (Computerised Tomography)
A computerised x-ray procedure that produces cross-sectional images of the body layer by layer. These images are very detailed and can reveal disease or abnormalities in tissue and bone.
Diabetes
A disease in which the body has high levels of sugar in the blood.
Diagnosis
The process of identifying or determining the nature and cause of a disease or injury.
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