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Targeted radiation therapy
A procedure that uses computers to create a 3-dimensional picture of the tumor in order to target the tumor as accurately as possible and give it the highest possible dose of radiation while sparing normal tissue as much as possible. It is…
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Show more- Infectivity The proportion of persons exposed to an infectious agent who become infected by it
- Thyroglossal cyst A fluid-filled sac present at birth in the midline of the neck. A thyroglossal cyst is a congenital…
- Phalanx Anatomically, any one of the bones in the fingers or toes. (Plural: phalanges.) There are 3 phalanges (the…
- Albuginea Tough white fibrous tissue. The tunica albuginea of the testis, for example, is the layer of dense whitish…
- Tic douloureux A synonym for trigeminal neuralgia. From the French, meaning literally a painful tic. See: Trigeminal…
- Multi-infarct dementia Dementia brought on by a series of strokes. See Vascular dementia
- Fluoridation 1. In general, treatment with fluoride.2. Specifically, the addition of fluoride to a water supply to help…
- Disease, mad deer See Chronic wasting disease
- STARI See: Hypnic jerk.
- Colony-stimulating factor A laboratory-made agent similar to a substance in the body that stimulates the production of blood cells…
- Tone deafness The inability to recognize musical tones or reproduce them. Also called amusia
- Phthisis A good trivia or crossword item. An over-consonanted Greek word meaning 'a dwindling or wasting away.'…