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Cancer, non-small cell lung
Cancer of the lung which is not of the small cell carcinoma (oat cell carcinoma) type. The term 'non-small cell lung cancer' is generally applied to the various types of bronchogenic carcinomas (those arising from the lining of the…
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Show more- Anterior The front, as opposed to the posterior. The anterior surface of the heart is toward the breast bone (the…
- Scrofulous 1. Literally, relating to scrofula (tuberculosis of the lymph nodes, particularly of the neck). 2…
- Exogenous DNA DNA originating outside an organism
- EGF Epidermal growth factor. A polypeptide (small protein) that is a powerful mitogen. (It stimulates cells to…
- Genome, plague See: Plague bacterium genome
- Induction therapy Therapy: Treatment designed as a first step toward reducing the number of cancer cells. Often just referred…
- Glisson's capsule The capsule of the liver. A layer of connective tissue surrounding the liver and ensheathing the hepatic…
- M protein An antibody or part of an antibody found in unusually large amounts in the blood or urine of patients with…
- San Joaquin Valley disease A disease also called coccidioidomycosis (CM) due to a fungus called Coccidioides immitis. About 40% of…
- Fava bean The broad bean to which many people react adversely with an acute hemolytic anemia with sudden breakup of red…
- Myotonic myopathy, proximal See: Myotonic dystrophy type 2
- Genomic imprinting The phenomenon of parent-of-origin gene expression. The expression of a gene depends upon the parent who…