Medical Spas Glossary: Sources

SpaFinder has compiled a glossary of terms and phrases commonly used in the medical spa setting. We add and update continually, so check back often. Click on the letter group to find specific words.

A-F | G-L | M-R | S-Z | Sources

American Academy of Pain Management
www.aapainmanage.org/aboutus/History.php

American Botanical Council
www.herbalgram.org

American College of Preventive Medicine
http://acpm.digiscript.com/index.cfm

American Society of Exercise Physiologists
www.asep.org

CancerWeb On-Line Medical Dictionary
http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/omd

Center for Mind-Body Medicine
www.cmbm.org/about/WhatIsMBM.htm

Cosmetic Surgery Guide
www.medicalconsumerguide.com/elective_care/cosmetic_surgery/index.html

Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
http://nccam.nih.gov

International Spa Association
www.experienceispa.com

On-Line Dictionary
http://dictionary.reference.com

The Spa Association
www.thespaassociation.com/consumer/history.htm

Society of Plastic Surgeons
http://www.plasticsurgery.org/about-asps.cfm

World Federation of Chiropractic
www.wfc.org

Hecht, Frederick, and William C. Shiel Jr., eds. Webster's New World Medical Dictionary: Second Edition.
New York: Wiley Publishing, 2003.

Mosby's Medical, Nursing, & Allied Health Dictionary: Sixth Edition.
St. Louis: Mosby, Inc., 2002.

 

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