- Industry: Government
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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
An instrument used to widen an opening of the body to make it easier to look inside.
Industry:Health care
The use of drugs, vitamins, or other agents to try to reduce the risk of, or delay the development or recurrence of, cancer.
Industry:Health care
A thin, tube-like instrument used to look inside the bladder and urethra. A cystoscope has a light and a lens for viewing and may have a tool to remove tissue.
Industry:Health care
A benign condition in which fat tissue in the breast or other organs is damaged by injury, surgery, or radiation therapy. The fat tissue in the breast may be replaced by a cyst or by scar tissue, which may feel like a round, firm lump. The skin around the lump may look red, bruised or dimpled.
Industry:Health care
In biology, lysis refers to the breakdown of a cell caused by damage to its plasma (outer) membrane. It can be caused by chemical or physical means (for example, strong detergents or high-energy sound waves) or by infection with a strain virus that can lyse cells.
Industry:Health care
An x-ray of the spinal cord after an injection of dye into the space between the lining of the spinal cord and brain.
Industry:Health care
An infection caused by an organism that does not normally cause disease. Opportunistic infections occur in people with weakened immune systems.
Industry:Health care
A doctor who specializes in treating cancers of the urinary system.
Industry:Health care
Examination of the bladder and urethra using a cystoscope, inserted into the urethra. A cystoscope is a thin, tube-like instrument with a light and a lens for viewing. It may also have a tool to remove tissue to be checked under a microscope for signs of disease.
Industry:Health care
A type of evergreen tree that is a member of the myrtle family. Oil from the leaves is used in very small amounts in mouthwash and in medicines and candy used to treat and soothe sore throats and coughs. It has also been used in some cultures to treat many other medical problems. The scientific name is Eucalyptus globulus.
Industry:Health care
