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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
A doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating brain tumors and other tumors of the nervous system.
Industry:Health care
Surgery to remove part of the bladder (the organ that holds urine). Also called segmental cystectomy.
Industry:Health care
The use of an intense beam of light, such as a laser, to seal off blood vessels or destroy tissue. It is used to treat certain eye conditions, and may be used to destroy blood vessels that a tumor needs to grow.
Industry:Health care
Energy released in the form of particle or electromagnetic waves. Common sources of radiation include radon gas, cosmic rays from outer space, medical x-rays, and energy given off by a radioisotope (unstable form of a chemical element that releases radiation as it breaks down and becomes more stable).
Industry:Health care
The part of the nervous system that increases heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate, and pupil size. It also causes blood vessels to narrow and decreases digestive juices.
Industry:Health care
The larger of two bones between the knee and ankle. Also called shinbone.
Industry:Health care
One of several substances made in the body that can relieve pain and give a feeling of well-being. Endorphins are peptides (small proteins) that bind to opioid receptors in the central nervous system. An endorphin is a type of neurotransmitter.
Industry:Health care
