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Differentiation therapy
Differentiation therapy: An approach to the treatment of advanced or aggressive malignancies in which the malignant cells are treated so that they can resume the process of maturation and differentiation into mature cells. Differentiation…
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Show more- Broca's area An area of the cerebral motor cortex in the frontal lobe of the brain that is responsible for speech…
- Insomnia Insomnia that occurs most nights and lasts a month or more. The treatment of chronic insomnia consists of…
- Molecule The smallest unit of a substance that can exist alone and retain the character of that substance.
- Disease, Hodgkin (adult) A type of lymphoma (cancer of the lymphatic system). The most common symptom is painless swelling of the…
- Immunodepressant An agent that can depress or prevent the immune response. See: Immunosuppressant
- Bacteriostatic Capable of inhibiting the growth or reproduction of bacteria. Different from bactericidal (capable of killing…
- Autoimmunity A misdirected immune response that occurs when the immune system goes awry and attacks the body itself…
- Enanthem A rash inside the body. An example: the spots in measles (Koplik's spots) inside the mouth that look like a…
- Transurethral resection Surgery performed with a special instrument inserted through the urethra. Also called TUR
- Cerebral hemispheres The two halves of the cerebrum, the largest part of the brain.
- Twin, vanishing See: Vanishing twin
- Procollagen A precursor (forerunner) of collagen, the protein that adds strength and support to many body tissues