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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
Uklanjanje tkiva kiretom (instrumentom u obliku žlice koji ima oštar vrh).
Industry:Health care
One of a group of cancers that develop from the same type of early cells, and share certain biochemical and genetic features. Some primitive neuroectodermal tumors develop in the brain and central nervous system (CNS-PNET), and others develop in sites outside of the brain such as the limbs, pelvis, and chest wall (peripheral PNET). Also called PNET.
Industry:Health care
Cancer that does not respond to treatment. The cancer may be resistant at the beginning of treatment, or it may become resistant during treatment. Also called refractory cancer.
Industry:Health care
A substance formed by the breakdown of protein in the liver. The kidneys filter urea out of the blood and into the urine. Urea can also be made in the laboratory. A topical form of urea is being studied in the treatment of hand-foot syndrome (pain, swelling, numbness, tingling, or redness of the hands or feet that may occur as a side effect of certain anticancer drugs). Also called carbamide.
Industry:Health care
Growth of abnormal cells on the surface of the cervix. Numbers from 1 to 3 may be used to describe how abnormal the cells are and how much of the cervical tissue is involved. Also called CIN.
Industry:Health care
A type of connective tissue found under the thin layer of tissues covering a mucous membrane.
Industry:Health care
An external male reproductive organ. It contains a tube called the urethra, which carries semen and urine to the outside of the body.
Industry:Health care
A process in which a substance, such as tissue, is lost by being destroyed and then absorbed by the body.
Industry:Health care
An alteration in DNA that occurs after conception. Somatic mutations can occur in any of the cells of the body except the germ cells (sperm and egg) and therefore are not passed on to children. These alterations can (but do not always) cause cancer or other diseases.
Industry:Health care
