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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
An increased number of thrombocytes (platelets) in the blood, without a known cause. Also called essential thrombocytosis.
Industry:Health care
The loss of all or a part of a gene. There may also be a change in the RNA and protein made from that gene. Certain gene deletions are found in cancer and in other genetic diseases and abnormalities.
Industry:Health care
A drug used to relieve the symptoms of certain hormone shortages and to suppress an immune response.
Industry:Health care
Cancer that has spread from the surface of the cervix to tissue deeper in the cervix or to other parts of the body.
Industry:Health care
The use of dyes and radioactive substances to identify lymph nodes that may contain tumor cells. Also called lymphatic mapping.
Industry:Health care
In medicine, a mineral is a nutrient that is needed in small amounts to keep the body healthy. Mineral nutrients include the elements calcium, magnesium, and iron.
Industry:Health care
A procedure in which a thin needle or tube is put into the abdomen to remove fluid from the peritoneal cavity (the space within the abdomen that contains the intestines, the stomach, and the liver).
Industry:Health care
A nutritional drink that may help people who cannot get everything they need in their diet from foods and other drinks. It may be taken by mouth or given through a small tube inserted through the nose into the stomach or the small intestine. It may also be given through a small tube that is put into the stomach or intestinal tract through an opening made on the outside of the abdomen. Polymeric enteral nutrition formula is a type of dietary supplement. Also called Ensure.
Industry:Health care
In medicine, a person who receives blood, cells, tissue, or an organ from another person, such as in a blood transfusion or an organ transplant.
Industry:Health care
