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Intraoperative radiation therapy
Radiation treatment given during surgery. Also called IORT. See also radiation therapy
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Show more- Myelinization The formation of the myelin sheath around a nerve fiber. Also known as myelination
- Yard In length, 3 feet or 36 inches or, metrically, 91.44 centimeters. The yard, along with the foot and inch, are…
- EB (epidermolysis bullosa) See: Epidermolysis bullosa
- Muscle, abductor Any muscle used to pull a body part away from the midline of the body. For example, the abductor muscles of…
- Syndrome, Proteus A disturbance of cell growth including benign tumors under the skin, overgrowth of the body, often more on…
- IV cholangiogram See: Intravenous cholangiogram
- Body mass index A key index for relating a person's body weight to their height. The body mass index (BMI) is a person's…
- An- Prefix very much employed in medicine and all of the health sciences, indicating 'not, without, or -less.'…
- Neuroscientist A scientist who studies the nervous system, including the neural basis of behavior; parts of the nervous…
- Armed tapeworm Taenia solium
- Brain biopsy Biopsy of the brain. Removal of a small piece of tissue from the brain for diagnostic purposes. One way the…
- Lymphangioleiomyomatosis A structure consisting of a collection of blood vessels and lymph vessels that are overgrown and clumped…