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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
Describes an organ, tissue, or cancer that has not been either partly or completely removed by surgery.
Industry:Health care
The portion of the brain in the back of the head between the cerebrum and the brain stem. The cerebellum controls balance for walking and standing, and other complex motor functions.
Industry:Health care
The beliefs, values, and behaviors that are shared within a group, such as a religious group or a nation. Culture includes language, customs, and beliefs about roles and relationships.
Industry:Health care
A small bruise caused by blood leaking from broken blood vessels into the tissues of the skin or mucous membranes.
Industry:Health care
gp100. A tumor-specific antigen used in the development of cancer vaccines. Also called gp100.
Industry:Health care
Cancer that forms in tissues of the kidneys. Kidney cancer includes renal cell carcinoma (cancer that forms in the lining of very small tubes in the kidney that filter the blood and remove waste products) and renal pelvis carcinoma (cancer that forms in the center of the kidney where urine collects). It also includes Wilms tumor, which is a type of kidney cancer that usually develops in children under the age of 5.
Industry:Health care
Refers to muscle, fat, fibrous tissue, blood vessels, or other supporting tissue of the body.
Industry:Health care
One half of the cerebrum, the part of the brain that controls muscle functions and also controls speech, thought, emotions, reading, writing, and learning. The right hemisphere controls the muscles on the left side of the body, and the left hemisphere controls the muscles on the right side of the body.
Industry:Health care
