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R-tPA
Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator. See: Tissue plasminogen activator
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Show more- Lymphoid Referring to lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell. Also refers to tissue in which lymphocytes develop.
- Heart, left The heart is composed functionally of two hearts - the right heart and the left heart. The left heart…
- Trichina spiralis Is a parasitic worm that lives in the intestines and causes a serious illness known as trichinosis. The eggs…
- Unresectable Unable to be removed (resected) by surgery. To resect is to remove. At the time of diagnosis of esophageal…
- Handedness The preferential use of one hand for most fine manual tasks. Right handedness is the preferential use of the…
- Factor, rheumatoid Rheumatoid factor is an antibody that is measurable in the blood. It is commonly used as a blood test for the…
- Color, skin See: Skin color
- Hepatocellular carcinoma A tumor in which the cancer starts during adulthood in cells in the liver. Also called adult primary liver…
- Conformational radiation therapy A procedure that uses computers to create a 3-dimensional picture of the tumor in order to target the tumor…
- Decease To depart from life; to die
- Tumor, primary See: Primary tumor
- Ultrasonic-assisted liposuction Liposuction involves the surgical suctioning of fat deposits from specific parts of the body, the most common…