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order /or·der/ (or´der) a taxonomic category subordinate to a class and superior to a family (or suborder).

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or·der (ôrdr)

n.

A taxonomic category of organisms ranking above a family and below a class.

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order

a taxonomic category subordinate to a class and superior to a family (or suborder).

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order statistic

see rank.

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order

Medtalk Formal, usually written, instructions from a physician. See Emergency medical services do not resuscitate order, Official written order, Orders, Physician order, PRN order Vox populi A mandate. See Disciplinary order, Verbal gag order.

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Patient discussion about ordering.

Q. Is there something I could do in order to prevent headaches? I have headaches often and somebody told me that there're steps to be taken in order to prevent headaches so often... Please help...

A. It depends on the type of headach you have - migraine is different from tension of cluster headache. Some kinds of headache may be prevented with druds that a doctor may prescribe for you. Regardless of it you may try to keep a diary of headache and what you did during that day to indentify things that makes you have headache and avoid them.


You can read more about these topics here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migraine#Preventive_treatment , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tension_headache , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cluster_headache)

Q. What sort of nutrition should I maintain in order to avoid breast cancer? I know there is great importance in life style changes, an changing nutrition is one of them. I have breast cancer in my family so I would like to avoid that.

A. No food or diet can prevent you from getting breast cancer. But some foods can make your body the healthiest it can be, boost your immune system, and help keep your risk for breast cancer as low as possible. loosing weight, eating fiber and avoiding estrogen-like pesticides can reduse the chance of developing breast cancer.

Q. I have dislocated my shoulder for the 3rd time, what I can do in order to avoid surgery? This is an old injury that keeps coming back. I have been dealing with this unstable shoulder for more than 5 years now. In the past few weeks I've visited 3 different doctors, all said that I can't avoid surgery this time or it with keep on dislocating spontaneously. Even though the docs are thinking that it's a lost cause,I got a really good feeling that I will manage to fix my shoulder 100% with no surgery involved. Is there any known therapy I should try before admitting to my surgery?

A. After the pain and swelling go down, your doctor may prescribe physical therapy. This helps restore your shoulder's range of motion and strengthens your muscles. In addition, physical therapy may also help prevent future dislocations.
If your shoulder dislocation recurs often, a brace can sometimes help. However, if physical therapy and a brace do not work, then you may need surgery to repair or tighten torn or stretched ligaments. This will help keep the joints in place.