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Radiation oncology
Also called radiation therapy or radiotherapy, radiation oncology is the use of high-energy rays to damage cancer cells and stop them from growing and dividing. A specialist in radiation therapy is called a radiation oncologist, a…
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- Intravenous pyelogram An x-ray of the kidneys and urinary tract. Structures are made visible by the injection of a substance that…
- Eosinophilic fasciitis (Shulman syndrome) A disease which leads to inflammation and thickening of the skin and fascia. (The fascia is a lining tissue…
- Gene testing Testing a sample of blood (or another fluid or tissue) for evidence of a gene. The evidence can be…
- Appendix testis A small solid projection of tissue on the outer surface of the testis which is a remnant of the embryologic…
- Jurisprudence, medical See: Medical jurisprudence
- Paragonimiasis Infection with the trematode (parasitic worm) Paragonimus. More than 10 species of trematodes (flukes) of the…
- Immunization, Td Td is the vaccine given to children over six and adults as boosters for immunity to diphtheria and tetanus
- Diverticulitis, treatment of acute Antibiotics are usually needed. Oral antibiotics are sufficient when symptoms are mild. Liquid or low fiber…
- African American An American of black African descent. The term may also be written with a hyphen as African-American. The…
- Hepatico- A combining form used before a consonant to indicate a relationship to a hepatic duct or the liver. From the…
- Functional food Functional foods are 'those foods that encompass potentially healthful products including any modified food…