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Whipple procedure
A type of surgery used to treat pancreatic cancer. The head of the pancreas, the duodenum, a portion of the stomach, and other nearby tissues are removed. The Whipple procedure is named for Allen O. Whipple, an American surgeon, 1881-1963…
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Show more- Cranial dystonia A term used to describe dystonia that affects the muscles of the head, face, and neck. Oromandibular dystonia…
- Iris melanoma See: Intraocular melanoma
- Polyubiquitination The binding of many ubiquitin molecules to the same target protein. Polyubiquitination of proteins is the…
- Tumor marker, CEA Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is a protein found in many types of cells but associated with tumors and the…
- Attenuate To weaken, dilute, thin, reduce, weaken, diminish. The use of 'attenuate' in medicine is not new. In the 16th…
- Immunogenetics The genetics (inheritance) of the immune response. For example, the study of the Rh, ABO and other blood…
- Chickenpox immunization Immunization designed to prevent or lessen the severity of the common disease known as chickenpox. The…
- Cholesterol lowering with niacin Niacin or nicotinic acid, one of the water-soluble B vitamins, improves all lipoproteins when given in doses…
- Myelitis, transverse A disease of the spinal cord in which there is demyelination (erosion of the myelin sheath that normally…
- Syndrome, Landau-Kleffner See Landau-Kleffner syndrome
- Neurotoxic Poisonous to nerves or nerve tissue. Mercury and lead are neurotoxic
- Cord, umbilical See: Umbilical cord