Glossary of Healthcare Terms

   

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Psychotechnology

Technologies to deliver mental health services.

Public Health

An area of healthcare centered around "community health point of view," that considers "the means of defense(s) against disease a social problem."

Purchase Option

The right, but not the obligation, to purchase an asset, enterprise, or service, at a predetermined point or within a predetermined period in the future, typically for a predetermined price.

Purple Pill

A treatment for bleeding ulcer patients, with a proton-pump inhibitor like Prilosec (omeprazole), that stops bleeding prior to endoscopy.
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