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Meditation

Medical Definition: A state of consciousness in which the individual eliminates environmental stimuli from awareness so that the mind can focus on a single thing, producing a state of relaxation and relief from stress. A wide variety of techniques are used to clear the mind of stressful outside interferences. It includes meditation therapy. (Mosby's Medical, Nursing, and Allied Health Dictionary, 4th ed)
Guide Notes: a relaxation technique
Also Called: Transcendental Meditation
Previously Indexed: Relaxation (1966-1976),Relaxation Techniques (1975-1995),Thinking (1970-1974),Yoga (1966-1975)

Meditation Medical Definitions and Terms

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