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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- Humidifier Anything, usually a machine today, that adds moisture to the air
- Irrigate To wash out as, for example, a wound to clean it.
- Shoulder, frozen See: Frozen shoulder
- Macrobiota The living organisms (or flora and fauna) of a region that are large enough to be seen with the naked eye…
- Acceptable daily intake Estimate of the amount of a substance in food or drinking water, expressed on a body mass basis (usually…
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis The bacterium that causes tuberculosis. M. tuberculosis has unusually waxy walls, is slow-growing and among…
- American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) >To provide responsible advocacy for and education of patients and the public in all health-related matters…
- Hirudin An anticoagulant ('bloodthinner'). Hirudin is the active principle in the salivary secretion of leeches. The…
- Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy Idiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED): A genetic autoimmune disease with an extraordinary array of clinical…
- Veisalgia The sober medical term for a hangover. 'There is no consensus definition of veisalgia ('alcohol…
- Radon A radioactive element formed as a gas during the breakdown of radium.
- Neuroma, acoustic A benign tumor that may develop on the hearing and balance nerves near the inner ear. The tumor results from…