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Oncology
The field of medicine devoted to cancer. In clinical oncology, there are three primary disciplines: > >Medical oncology -- the treatment of cancer with medicine, including chemotherapy. > >Surgical oncology -- the surgical aspects of…
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Show more- Enteropathy, protein-losing See: Protein-losing enteropathy
- Palliative treatment To palliate a disease is to treat it partially and insofar as possible, but not cure it completely…
- Intraocular tension The pressure within the eye. See: Intraocular pressure
- Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor See: G-CSF
- Clone Literally a fragment, the word in modern medical science has come to mean a replica, for example, of a group…
- Familial adenomatous polyposis See: MYH.
- Liposuction, tumescent The surgical suctioning of fat deposits from specific parts of the body, the most common being the abdomen…
- Aneurysm, fusiform An aneurysm is a localized widening (dilatation) of an artery, vein, or the heart. At the area of an…
- Infant vitamin requirements Vitamins are organic substances that are essential in minute quantities for the proper growth, maintenance…
- Gynephobia An abnormal, irrational and persistent fear of women. Sufferers experience anxiety even though they realize…
- Nurse, licensed practical A nurse who has completed a one- or two-year training program in health care and earned a state license. LPNs…
- Thyroid stimulating immunoglobulin (TSI) A form of immunoglobulin G (IgG) that can bind to thyrotropin (TSH) receptors on the thyroid gland. TSIs…