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Intrathecal chemotherapy
Chemotherapy: Treatment with drugs that are injected into the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord (cerebrospinal fluid)
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Show more- Osteogenesis imperfecta tarda See: Osteogenesis imperfecta type I.
- Oligo- (prefix) Means just a few or scanty. From the Greek 'oligos', few, scanty. Examples of terms starting with oligo-…
- Exacerbation A worsening. In medicine, exacerbation may refer to an increase in the severity of a disease or its signs and…
- Kveim test A skin test for detecting sarcoidosis, a disease of unknown origin that causes inflammation of body tissues…
- National Institute Arthritis, Musculoskeletal L and Skin Diseases (NIAMS): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S. As its somewhat cumbersome…
- Aphrasia The inability to speak or understand phrases
- Lubricant An oily or slippery substance. A vaginal lubricant may be helpful for women who feel pain during intercourse…
- Saccadic movement See: Saccade
- Sphenoid 1. Shaped like a wedge. 2. Relating to the sphenoid bone (which is wedge-shaped)
- Adhesion The union of two opposing tissue surfaces (often in reference to the sides of a wound). Also refers to scar…
- Intracerebral hematoma Bleeding within the brain. Diagnosis is usually by MRI or CAT scan. Treatment is by surgery
- Cancer, esophageal See: Esophageal cancer