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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
A form of nutrition that is delivered into a vein. Parenteral nutrition does not use the digestive system. It may be given to people who are unable to absorb nutrients through the intestinal tract because of vomiting that won't stop, severe diarrhea, or intestinal disease. It may also be given to those undergoing high-dose chemotherapy or radiation and bone marrow transplantation. It is possible to give all of the protein, calories, vitamins and minerals a person needs using parenteral nutrition. Also called hyperalimentation, total parenteral nutrition, and TPN.
Industry:Health care
A cell that carries oxygen to all parts of the body. Also called erythrocyte and RBC.
Industry:Health care
Treatment with anticancer drugs that travel through the blood to cells all over the body.
Industry:Health care
Abnormally high body temperature. This may be caused as part of treatment, by an infection, or by exposure to heat.
Industry:Health care
An x-ray study of lymph nodes and lymphatic vessels made visible by the injection of a special dye.
Industry:Health care
Having to do with the presence of dividing (proliferating) cells. Cancer tissue generally has more mitotic activity than normal tissues.
Industry:Health care
The part of the nervous system that slows the heart, dilates blood vessels, decreases pupil size, increases digestive juices, and relaxes muscles in the gastrointestinal tract.
Industry:Health care
By or having to do with the rectum. The rectum is the last several inches of the large intestine closest to the anus.
Industry:Health care
A malignant tumor that develops in the synovial membrane of the joints.
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A disease caused by a specific type of bacteria that spreads from one person to another through the air. Tuberculosis can affect many parts of the body, but most often affects the lungs. A person may not have symptoms of tuberculosis for years, but they may appear when the patient becomes ill with a serious condition like diabetes, AIDS, or cancer. Tuberculosis can usually be treated and cured with antibiotics. Also called TB.
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