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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
A type of soft tissue sarcoma that begins in fibrous tissue, which holds bones, muscles, and other organs in place.
Industry:Health care
A detailed picture of areas inside the body. The pictures are created by a computer linked to an x-ray machine that scans the body in a spiral path. Also called spiral CT scan.
Industry:Health care
In medicine, describes the inability to have an erection of the penis adequate for sexual intercourse.
Industry:Health care
The long, tube-like organ that is connected to the small intestine at one end and the anus at the other. The large intestine has four parts: cecum, colon, rectum, and anal canal. Partly digested food moves through the cecum into the colon, where water and some nutrients and electrolytes are removed. The remaining material, solid waste called stool, moves through the colon, is stored in the rectum, and leaves the body through the anal canal and anus.
Industry:Health care
A growth or lump of mast cells (a type of white blood cell). Mast cell tumors can involve the skin, subcutaneous tissue, and muscle tissue. Also called mastocytoma.
Industry:Health care
In medicine, refers to something that occurs in the normal or usual place in the body. It is often used to describe tissue or an organ that is transplanted into its normal place in the body.
Industry:Health care
A method of delivering fluids and drugs directly to tumors in the peritoneal cavity.
Industry:Health care
A condition in which a person is so tired or weak that he or she is unable to do anything.
Industry:Health care
A substance that is being studied in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. It belongs to the family of drugs called bone resorption inhibitors.
Industry:Health care
