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Adjuvant therapy
Treatment that is given in addition to the primary (initial) treatment. Adjuvant treatment is an addition designed to help reach the ultimate goal. Adjuvant therapy for cancer usually refers to surgery followed by chemo- or radiotherapy to…
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Show more- Cigarette A small roll of finely cut tobacco enclosed in a wrapper of thin paper designed for smoking. 'Cigarettes are…
- Td Adult diphtheria and tetanus toxoids. See Td immunization
- Jejunostomy A surgical operation to create an opening of the jejunum (a part of the (a part of the small intestine) to a…
- Gland, pituitary The main endocrine gland. It is a small structure in the head and is called the master gland because it…
- Syndrome, von Hippel-Lindau See Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome
- Campylobacter jejuni A bacterium that typically infects the bowels. Now the leading cause of bacterial food poisoning…
- Aldrin See: Aldrin and dieldrin
- Genetic counseling An educational counseling process for individuals and families who have a genetic disease or who are at risk…
- Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody See: Citrulline antibody
- Polyneuritis, acute idiopathic Also known as the Guillain-Barre syndrome, a disorder characterized by progressive symmetrical paralysis and…
- Q arm of a chromosome The long arm of a chromosome. All human chromosomes have 2 arms -- a short arm and a long arm -- that are…
- Retinoschisis, X-linked juvenile See: Juvenile retinoschisis