Any system of treatment of physical ailments
, or substances prescribed for such treatment, purported to be medical or supported by critical medical science but which cannot be shown to be effective.
What is a pseudo condition?
Clinicians use the term “pseudo” (in Greek pseudo means “false”) to
describe a disease state with a visual similarity to other disease
, but differ in etiology, treatment, and prognosis. Clinical diagnosis in sexually transmitted diseases is not always accurate, and it has to be confirmed by laboratory diagnosis.
Does pseudo mean fake?
Pseudo is
something or someone fake trying to pass as the real thing
— a fraud or impostor. Pseudo can be a person who is a faker, but it’s usually a prefix.
What is the medical term for intra?
Intra =
inside
(Latin)
What does pseudo mean in biology?
In biology and botany, the prefix ‘pseudo’ is used to indicate
a species with a coincidental visual similarity to another genus
. For example, Iris pseudacorus is known as ‘pseudacorus’ for having leaves similar to those of Acorus calamus. In biology, coincidental similarity is not the same as mimicry.
What are pseudo symptoms?
The word ‘pseudo’ is often used to describe something fake. However, the
discomfort and pain of
a pseudo-exacerbation (also known as a pseudo-relapse) is very real and can be alarming to the person with multiple sclerosis who worries that a sudden worsening of symptoms may be a sign of disease progression.
What is pseudo conditioning in psychology?
n. in circumstances of classical conditioning,
elicitation of a response by a previously neutral stimulus when it is presented following a series of occurrences of a conditioned stimulus
.
Is pseudo a bad word?
While
pseudo is derived from a negative origin
and is often used in that sense, it can be used with a neutral sense. As noted, there’s nothing negative to the term “pseudorandom”, for instance — it’s a highly valuable concept in mathematics and computer science.
What is an example of pseudo?
The definition of pseudo is someone or something fake, false or pretend. An example of pseudo used as an adjective is
the phrase pseudo date
, a girl taking her cousin to the prom to pose as her date. Pseudo is defined as similar to, or not real.
What is pseudo parenting?
Parentification is the
process of role reversal whereby a child is obliged to act as parent to their own parent or sibling
. In extreme cases, the child is used to fill the void of the alienating parent’s emotional life.
What does intra mean?
Although they look similar, the prefix intra- means
“within”
(as in happening within a single thing), while the prefix inter- means “between” (as in happening between two things).
What does in mean in medical terms?
Prefix denoting
not or in, into, within
.
What mean para?
Para- (prefix): A prefix with many meanings, including:
alongside of, beside, near, resembling, beyond, apart from, and abnormal
. For example, the parathyroid glands are called “para-thyroid” because they are adjacent to the thyroid. For another example, paraumbilical means alongside the umbilicus (the belly button).
What is pseudo short for?
pseudo- a combining form meaning
“false
,” “pretended,” “unreal,” used in the formation of compound words (pseudoclassic; pseudointellectual): in scientific use, denoting close or deceptive resemblance to the following element (pseudobulb; pseudocarp), and used sometimes in chemical names of isomers (pseudoephedrine).
What does pseudo mean in anatomy?
A prefix meaning
false or spurious
(e.g. pseudochalazion, pseudoglaucoma, pseudopapilloedema, etc.).
What is a pseudo friend?
a person who helps a friend to approach potential partners
.
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. this meaning has been popularised by the TV series How I Met Your Mother.
