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A process in which a substance, such as tissue, is lost by being destroyed and then absorbed by the body. … [Read more...]

A drug used to relieve certain side effects caused by treatment with opiods (pain killers similar to morphine), such as constipation (hard, dry stools), … [Read more...]

A type of immune cell that blocks the actions of some other types of lymphocytes, to keep the immune system from becoming over-active. Regulatory T cells are … [Read more...]

Cancer that does not respond to treatment. The cancer may be resistant at the beginning of treatment or it may become resistant during treatment. Also called … [Read more...]

In medicine, describes a disease or condition that does not respond to treatment. … [Read more...]

A form of tissue plasminogen activator that is made in the laboratory. It helps dissolve blood clots and is used to treat heart attacks, strokes, and clots in … [Read more...]

A substance that causes blood stem cells (cells from which other types of cells develop) to change into different types of blood cells and increases the number … [Read more...]

A molecule inside or on the surface of a cell that binds to a specific substance and causes a specific physiologic effect in the cell. … [Read more...]

A procedure in which drugs that block the production of male hormones are alternated with male hormones and/or drugs that promote the production of male … [Read more...]

A drug used to reduce the risk of invasive breast cancer in postmenopausal women who are at high risk of the disease or who have osteoporosis. It is also used … [Read more...]