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Radiomimetic
Imitating radiation. A radiomimetic drug is one that imitates the effects of radiation as in the case of chemicals such as nitrogen mustards which are used in cancer chemotherapy. The 'mimetic' part of 'radiomimetic' comes from the Greek…
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Show more- Decubitus ulcer A bed sore, a skin ulcer that comes from lying in one position too long so that the circulation in the skin…
- Resuscitate To restore to life. Derived from the Latin resuscitare, to reawaken
- Cerebritis Inflammation of the brain
- Myoma A benign tumor of smooth muscle in the wall of the uterus. A myoma of the uterus is commonly called a…
- Palliative care 1) Medical or comfort care that reduces the severity of a disease or slows its progress rather than providing…
- Tzanck smear See Tzanck test
- Liver fluke Fasciola hepatica
- Candidemia Bloodstream infection with Candida, a yeast-like fungus. Persons at high risk for candidemia include…
- Multiple myeloma Multiple myeloma: A malignancy of plasma cells (a form of lymphocyte) that typically involves multiple sites…
- Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Ends Results See: SEER
- Stenosis, aortic Narrowing (stenosis) of the heart valve between the left ventricle of the heart and the aorta. This narrowing…
- Palatine bone A bone behind the maxilla which enters into the formation of the hard palate (hence, the name 'palatine')…