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Adjuvant
The Latin 'adjuvans' means to help, particularly to reach a goal. Adjuvant therapy for cancer is surgery followed by chemotherapy or radiation to help decrease the risk of the cancer recurring (coming back). An adjuvant is a substance that…
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- Thoracolumbosacral orthosis (TLSO) One of the two main types of braces used to correct the lateral (sideways) curve of the spine in scoliosis…
- Insemination, artificial A procedure in which a fine catheter (tube) is inserted through the cervix (the natural opening of the…
- Phenylketonuria, maternal See Maternal phenylketonuria
- MCPH1 Microcephalin 1
- Test, tilt-table Tilt-table testing involves placing the patient on a table with a foot-support. The table is tilted upward…
- Stickler syndrome A relatively common genetic disorder characterized by very flexible (hyperextensible) joints, typical facial…
- Radionuclide scan An examination that produces pictures of internal parts of the body. The patient is given an injection or…
- Mononeuritis multiplex Inflammation of two or more nerves, typically in unrelated portions of the body. Mononeuritis multiplex…
- Dacryoadenitis Inflammation of a lacrimal gland (a gland that produces tears)
- Hereditary amyotrophic lateral sclerosis See: Familial ALS
- Mitosis Ordinary division of a body cell (a somatic cell) to form two daughter cells, each with the same chromosome…