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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
The process of making glucose (sugar) from its own breakdown products or from the breakdown products of lipids (fats) or proteins. Gluconeogenesis occurs mainly in cells of the liver or kidney.
Industry:Health care
In medicine, a sign, symptom, or medical condition that leads to the recommendation of a treatment, test, or procedure.
Industry:Health care
Having to do with the meninges (three thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord).
Industry:Health care
A surgeon who specializes in the treatment of children. A surgeon removes or repairs a part of the body by operating on the patient.
Industry:Health care
A term used to describe a condition that may (or is likely to) become cancer. Also called precancerous.
Industry:Health care
The most common type of kidney cancer. It begins in the lining of the renal tubules in the kidney. The renal tubules filter the blood and produce urine. Also called hypernephroma, renal cell adenocarcinoma, and renal cell cancer.
Industry:Health care
A form of radiation used in the treatment of cancer.
Industry:Health care
A building block of plant cells and fiber. Cellulose cannot be digested by people, and is used to add bulk to the diet.
Industry:Health care
