Treatment that is given after cancer has disappeared following the initial therapy. Postremission therapy is used to kill any cancer cells that may be left in … [Read more...]
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postprandial
After a meal. … [Read more...]
postoperative
After surgery. … [Read more...]
postmortem
After death. Often used to describe an autopsy. … [Read more...]
postmenopausal
Having to do with the time after menopause. Menopause ( … [Read more...]
posterior urethral cancer
A disease in which malignant (cancer) cells are found in the part of the urethra (the tube through which urine leaves the body) that connects to the bladder … [Read more...]
posterior pelvic exenteration
Surgery to remove the lower part of the bowel, rectum, uterus, cervix, ovaries, fallopian tubes, and vagina. Pelvic lymph nodes may also be removed. … [Read more...]
posterior
In human anatomy, has to do with the back of a structure, or a structure found toward the back of the body. … [Read more...]
post-traumatic stress disorder
An anxiety disorder that develops in reaction to physical injury or severe mental or emotional distress, such as military combat, violent assault, natural … [Read more...]
post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder
A condition in which a group of B-cells grow out of control after an organ transplant in patients with weakened immune systems. This usually happens if the … [Read more...]