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TACE
Transarterial chemoembolization, a procedure in which the blood supply to a tumor is blocked (embolized) and chemotherapy is administered directly into the tumor. Used to treat liver cancer
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Show more- UTI Urinary tract infection. (Not to be confused with URI: upper respiratory infection).
- Tok- From the Greek word 'tokos' meaning childbirth, we have toc-, toco-, tok-, and toko- as combining forms, all…
- PVC Premature ventricular contraction. See: Extrasystole
- Plastic surgery The field of surgery concerned with reducing scarring or disfigurement that may occur as a result of…
- Pregnancy planning Pregnancy planning: Pregnancy planning addresses issues like nutrition, vitamins, body weight, exercise…
- Syndrome, MASA MASA stands for mental retardation, aphasia, shuffling gait, and adducted thumbs. Features of the syndrome…
- Dysgraphia A specific developmental disability that affects the person's ability to write. Problems may include…
- Estrogen-associated blood clots >esterified estrogens >esterified estrogens and methyltestosterone >estradiol >estrogens (conjugated) and…
- Androgen suppression therapy See: Androgen suppression
- Resection, video-assisted Surgery that is aided by the use of a video camera that projects and enlarges the image on a television…
- Induced disease by proxy See: Munchhausen syndrome by proxy
- Rectal (adjective) Having to do with the rectum, the last 6 to 8 inches of the large intestine that serves to store solid waste…