A procedure in which cells are scraped from the cervix for examination under a microscope. It is used to detect cancer and changes … [Read more...]
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MAO inhibitor
A type of drug used to treat depression. It stops the breakdown of certain chemicals in the brain that help improve a person … [Read more...]
intraoperative ultrasound
A procedure that uses ultrasound (high-energy sound waves that are bounced off internal tissues and organs) during surgery. Sonograms (pictures made by … [Read more...]
intraoperative radiation therapy
Radiation treatment aimed directly at a tumor during surgery. Also called IORT. … [Read more...]
intraocular melanoma
A rare cancer of melanocytes (cells that produce the pigment melanin) found in the eye. Also called ocular melanoma. … [Read more...]
intraocular
Within the eyeball. … [Read more...]
extraosseous
Located outside of the bone. … [Read more...]
extraocular
Located outside the eye. … [Read more...]
aorta
The largest artery in the body. It carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to vessels that reach the rest of the body. … [Read more...]
aortocoronary bypass
Surgery in which a healthy blood vessel taken from another part of the body is used to make a new path for blood around a blocked artery leading to the heart. … [Read more...]