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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.

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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