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Interstitial radiation therapy
Radiation therapy: Radiation treatment given by placing radioactive material directly into the target, often a tumor. For example, in treating prostate cancer, radioactive seeds are implanted in the prostate gland. The seeds might be…
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- Radiation toxicity See: Acute radiation syndrome
- FGFR3 Abbreviation for fibroblast growth factor receptor 3. Mutations in the FGFR3 gene are known to cause three…
- Exon The region of a gene that contains the code for producing protein. Each exon codes for a specific portion of…
- HLA The major human histocompatibility system. HLA-typing is done before transplantation to determine the degree…
- Cervix, incompetent A cervix that is abnormally liable to dilate and so is not competent to hold the fetus and keep it from being…
- Fear of birds An abnormal and persistent fear of birds. Sufferers of this fear experience undue anxiety about encountering…
- Lipodystrophy, cephalothoracic A disorder characterized by painless symmetrical diffuse deposits of fat beneath the skin of the neck, upper…
- Basal ganglia A region consisting of 3 clusters of neurons (called the caudate nucleus, putamen, and the globus pallidus)…
- Bernstein test A test to find out if heartburn is caused by acid in the esophagus and so to diagnose GERD (gastroesophageal…