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Accelerated Critical Neural Pathway Formation - Medical procedure that uses genetic recoding to alter the brain of a humanoid patient (This procedure is illegal under laws dating back to the Eugenics Wars.) The Federation ban on DNA re-sequencing was based on the argument that if genetically enhanced people were allowed to compete freely, all parents would feel pressured to have their children enhanced so that they could keep up.
Amniotic Scan - Sensor readings of the fluid contained within the amniotic sac of a mammalian pregnancy. Such a scan can provide a wealth of information about the fetus, including its sex.
Annual Physical - Routine medical examination required of all Starfleet personnel.
Antiproton Radiation Treatment - A treatment used to treat patients who underwent a transwarp evolutionary syndrome brought on by traveling above Warp Factor 10. The treatment was used to destroy mutated DNA that would force original cells to create new, normal DNA.
ARA Scan - Medical scan that can be used to determine the truthfulness of a humanoid subject.
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Basilar Arterial Scan - Medical diagnostic test, evaluating the arteries in the brain stem.
Berylite Scan - Medical scan used aboard Federation starships.
Biospectral Analysis - Sensor study used to evaluate organic life forms or material.
Blood Screening - Medical test used by Federation to identify shape-shifters, proved to be mostly useless it is nonetheless still in use.
Brain-Circuitry Pattern - Medical diagnostic tool which creates an image capable of mapping the neural activity in the humanoid brain. A BCP can be used as a means of identification as each individual image is unique to that individual.
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Cardiac Induction - Emergency medical resuscitative measure.
Cardiac Replacement - Surgical procedure in which a patients diseased or injured heart is replaced by an artificial one.
Cardio-Pulmonary Reconstruction - Medical procedure for repairing the heart of a humanoid patient.
Cloning - Technique to grow a new body that is genetically identical to an existing life-form.
Code White Resussitation - A Federation medical code for resuscitating an apparently dead humanoid life form.
Cortical Regeneration - Surgical procedure.
CPK Enzymatic Therapy - Medical treatment to limit the extent of spinal injury.
CPK Levels - A medical test performed aboard Federation starships used to diagnose cardiac damage.
Cryogenic Open-Heart Procedure - Surgical procedure used to repair damaged cardiac tissue using temperatures near absolute zero.
Cryonics - A discarded Earth medical procedure intended to preserve a person by instantly freezing them upon the moment of death. The body would remain preserved until the necessary future medical advances would allow the body to be re-awakened, disease-free. Although cryonics became popular on Earth late in the 20th century, it was abandoned within 50 years. In those early days, some cryogenically frozen individuals were preserved even further by sending them into long-term storage in space within orbiting satellites.
Cryostasis - A medical procedure commonly used to slow down a critically injured patient's biological functions, achieved by preserving the patient in a cooling chamber, thereby allowing more time to diagnose and repair the injury.
Cybernetic Regeneration - A medical treatment.
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Deep Tissue Scan - Medical scan done as part of a post mortem investigation.
Denucleation - Process by which genetic material is removed from the nuclei of an organisms cells.
Direct Reticular Stimulation - Medical procedure in which electrical energy is applied directly to the nervous system of a humanoid patient in an attempt to revive neural activity.
DNA Reference Scan - Medical procedure to test and confirm the identity of an individual by matching DNA patterns with those on file.
DNA Re-Sequencing - See accelerated critical neural pathway formation.
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Ear-Lift Surgery - Cosmetic surgery performed on Ferengi to make their earlobes firmer.
Eel therapy - The application of osmotic eels to heal muscle injuries.
Electrophoretic Analysis - Standard medical test run to analyze cellular components.
Encephalographic Polygraph Scan - A brainwave scan used to determine truthfulness during questioning.
Engramatic Purge - Medical procedure used to erase specific thoughts from a persons mind.
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Garlic Soup - A home remedy for the common cold before its full cure was developed.
Gene Splicing - Genetic engineering technique.
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Hematological Scan - Medical diagnostic study of a patients blood factors.
Humeral Socket Replacement - Simple partial joint replacement procedure.
Hyperencephalogram - Medical test that records and measures brain-wave activity.
Hypothalamic Series - Medical test used to determine hypothalamic function.
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Inner Nuncial Series - A battery of neurological tests.
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Jungian Therapy - Psychiatric treatment based on the theories of Carl Jung.
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K-3 Cell Count - Medical test, if unbalanced can be indicative of Urodelean flu.
K-3 Indicator - A medical measurement of neural activity which corresponds to the level of pain being experienced by a patient.
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Level-4 Neurographic Scan - Highly detailed neural study. Much more thorough than a normal neural scan, a level-4 was intended to detect even very slight defects.
Lucid Dreaming - Form of self-hypnosis. Lucid dreaming is a technique that allows a subject to take control of dreams.
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Myocardial Enzyme Balance - Medical test used in cardiac surgical procedures.
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Neural Neutralizer - Invented by Doctor Simon Van Gelder in 2266 the purpose of this device was to aid rehabilitation of criminals through the specific removal of thoughts related to their criminal acts. The device was discovered to have detrimental effects, however, if used without proper supervision and care.
Neurogenic Restructuring - Invasive medical procedure used by Mari authorities, intended to permanently purge violent thoughts from a criminal's mind, the process was not entirely effective.
Neurolink - Emergency medical technique employing matching neural pads which is used to stabilize and treat patients with severe brainstem injuries. One pad would be placed on a healthy subject while the matching unit was placed on the injured patient, thereby establishing a link from the healthy autonomic nervous system to the injured system.
Neuropolaric Induction - Medical procedure used to repolarize ganglionic neural sheaths in the brain.
Neurosomatic Technique - Alien medical procedure employed on planet Tilonus IV in 2369 during the inhabitant's effort to extract strategic information from Commander William Riker. The commander's Captors used this technique to create a delusional world which they could control, and in which Commander Riker believed he was an inmate at the Tilonus Institute for Mental Disorders, being held there on a count of murder. However, Commander Riker's subconscious mind incorporated into this delusional world elements of a play called Frame of Mind. This provided some connection to reality, which in turn, allowed Commander Riker's mind to create a defense mechanism against the neurosomatic process.
Neurosynaptic Therapy - Medical treatment used to modify a patients behavior through modification of neural structure.
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Ocular Implant - Cybernetic implant used as a replacement for the human eye, successor to the VISOR.
Osmotic Eel - Used by Denobulans to cauterize wounds.
Osmotic Pressure Therapy - Medical treatment used to treat hemocythemia.
Osteotomy - Surgical procedure in which all of an organisms bones are removed.
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Psychotectic Therapy - A psychological treatment used on the Jnaii planet to eliminate gender-specific sexuality, which in the Jnaii culture is considered aberrant behavior.
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Reflection Therapy - Psychiatric technique used in which the patients brain is scanned and images from brain areas that control emotions and memory are projected holographically.
Regulan Blood Worms - These creatures are very useful for filtering toxins from humanoids.
Resonance Tissue Scan - Medical diagnostic test used to screen for infection.
Retinal Scan - Method of confirming a person's identity by scanning the pattern of the eye's retina.
Retinal Imaging Scan - Medical test used to verify the presence of activity in the visual cortex.
Replicative Fading - A loss of genetic information occurring when an organism is repeatedly cloned. After several generations of cloning, replicative fading can become serious, resulting in subtle errors creeping into chromosomes, eventually yielding a nonviable clone.
Ribosome Infusion - Medical treatment for a DNA destabilization, a compatible donor is required for this treatment.
Robbiani Dermal Optic Test - A Medical diagnostic test that registers a subject's emotional structure through skin and pupil response to visual stimulation at specific color wavelengths.
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Sero-Amino Readout - A medical test.
Sex-Change Operation - Medical procedure performed to transform the physical characteristics of a persons body so the he or she may pass for another sex.
Steinman Analysis - Medical test noting an individuals specific data such as voice analysis and particularly brain wave patterns.
Synaptic Induction - Technique in neurotherapy used for patients suffering from traumatic memory loss.
Synaptic Reconstruction - Surgery that neutralizes the synaptic pathways responsible for deviant behavior.
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VeK'tal Response - A measure of Klingon physiological condition.
