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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
A surgical procedure in which the colon is attached to the anus after the rectum has been removed. Also called coloanal pull-through.
Industry:Health care
The process of filtering the blood when the kidneys are not able to cleanse it.
Industry:Health care
In medicine, the rules and procedures for doing research and evaluating results.
Industry:Health care
A tumor that forms in the pituitary gland. The pituitary is a pea-sized organ in the center of the brain above the back of the nose. It makes hormones that affect other glands and many body functions, especially growth. Most pituitary tumors are benign (not cancer).
Industry:Health care
Surgery for breast cancer in which the breast, chest muscles, and all of the lymph nodes under the arm are removed. For many years, this was the breast cancer operation used most often, but it is used rarely now. Doctors consider radical mastectomy only when the tumor has spread to the chest muscles. Also called Halsted radical mastectomy.
Industry:Health care
Disease caused by the spread of bacteria and their toxins in the bloodstream. Also called blood poisoning and septicemia.
Industry:Health care
A break in the skin or other body tissues caused by injury or surgical incision (cut).
Industry:Health care
The length of a straight line that extends from one edge of a tumor or other object, through its center and to the opposite edge. It is usually used to measure the size of round or spherical shapes.
Industry:Health care
Surgery to remove an entire kidney, nearby adrenal gland and lymph nodes, and other surrounding tissue.
Industry:Health care
