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Radiation therapy, targeted
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- Hemoglobin F Normal fetal hemoglobin, the predominant type of hemoglobin in the fetus and newborn. The F stands for Fetal.
- Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue cohosh
- Locoregional metastasis Metastasis (spread) of a cancer only within the region in which it arose. In contrast to systemic metastasis
- Subclinical disease An illness that stays below the surface of clinical detection. A subclinical disease has no recognizable…
- Spinal Tap Also known as a lumbar puncture or 'LP', a spinal tap is a procedure whereby spinal fluid is removed from the…
- Axillary Pertaining to the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and the body, better known as the armpit. The word…
- Selenosis Selenium poisoning. Selenium posioning may be acute (short-term) or chronic (long-term). The effects of acute…
- Fracture, comminuted A fracture in which bone is broken, splintered or crushed into a number of pieces. NTER> A fracture is a…
- Congestive heart failure Congestive heart failure: Inability of the heart to keep up with the demands on it and, specifically, failure…
- Cutting for the stone The removal of kidney or bladder stones by surgery. The procedure is today called lithotomy. In the first…
- Serratus One of several muscles of the back and thorax. that have interdigitating slips that ressemble the notches on…
- Clavicle The bone extending from the breastbone (sternum) at the base of the front of the neck to the shoulder