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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
An element that is necessary for the body to make thyroid hormone. It is found in shellfish and iodized salt.
Industry:Health care
A thin tube that carries lymph (lymphatic fluid) and white blood cells through the lymphatic system. Also called lymph vessel.
Industry:Health care
The process by which a single parent cell divides to make two new daughter cells. Each daughter cell receives a complete set of chromosomes from the parent cell. This process allows the body to grow and replace cells.
Industry:Health care
Having to do with or being a parasite (an animal or plant that gets nutrients by living on or in an organism of another species).
Industry:Health care
A form of poppy seed oil that contains iodine. Iodized oil is given by injection and builds up in the blood and lymph vessels in tumors. It is used for imaging (taking pictures) of the salivary glands and the lymph system. It is also being studied in the imaging of other organs such as the liver, lung, stomach, and thyroid. It is a type of diagnostic imaging agent. Also called ethiodized oil, Ethiodol, and Lipiodol.
Industry:Health care
A condition in which extra lymph fluid builds up in tissues and causes swelling. It may occur in an arm or leg if lymph vessels are blocked, damaged, or removed by surgery.
Industry:Health care
Alteration in DNA that may indicate an increased risk of developing a specific disease or disorder.
Industry:Health care
Higher than normal levels of calcium in the blood. Some types of cancer increase the risk of hypercalcemia.
Industry:Health care
Karaciğer tarafından yapılan ve safra kesesi içinde depolanan bir sıvı. Safra nerede Özet yağ yardımcı olur ince bağırsak atılır.
Industry:Health care
