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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
A process in which anything complex is separated into simple or less complex parts.
Industry:Health care
A severe and sometimes life-threatening immune system reaction to an antigen that a person has been previously exposed to. The reaction may include itchy skin, edema, collapsed blood vessels, fainting, difficulty in breathing, and death.
Industry:Health care
A procedure to connect healthy sections of tubular structures in the body after the diseased portion has been surgically removed.
Industry:Health care
Having to do with anatomy (the study of the structure of a plant or animal).
Industry:Health care
A person who specializes in anatomy (the study of the structures of animals or plants).
Industry:Health care
A type of hormone that promotes the development and maintenance of male sex characteristics.
Industry:Health care
Not cancerous. Benign tumors may grow larger but do not spread to other parts of the body. Also called nonmalignant.
Industry:Health care
A common condition marked by benign (not cancer) changes in breast tissue. These changes may include irregular lumps or cysts, breast discomfort, sensitive nipples, and itching. These symptoms may change throughout the menstrual cycle and usually stop after menopause. Also called fibrocystic breast changes, fibrocystic breast disease, and mammary dysplasia.
Industry:Health care
A benign (not cancer) condition in which an overgrowth of prostate tissue pushes against the urethra and the bladder, blocking the flow of urine. Also called benign prostatic hypertrophy and BPH.
Industry:Health care
