indinavir
A drug that interferes with the ability of a virus to make copies of itself.
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427 matchesinfertile
The word describes a couple as often as a person, since the cause lies with either partner or with both about equally often.
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Infertility is the inability to conceive after a defined period of trying, arising from causes affecting either partner or both together.
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A type of radiation therapy used to treat liver cancer that is advanced or has come back.
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A type of internal radiation therapy in which radioactive material sealed in needles, seeds, wires, or catheters is placed directly into a body cavity such as the chest cavity or the vagina.
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A procedure that uses ultrasound (high-energy sound waves that are bounced off internal tissues and organs) during surgery.
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The x-ray picture of the urinary tract outlined by dye that the kidneys have filtered out of the blood.
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The examination itself, in which timed x-rays follow dye through the kidneys and down into the bladder.
Read definitioninvoluntary nervous system
The part of the nervous system that controls muscles of internal organs (such as the heart, blood vessels, lungs, stomach, and intestines) and glands (such as salivary glands and sweat glands).
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Iodine is an essential trace element required to make thyroid hormone, obtained from foods such as iodized salt and seafood.
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A procedure that uses ultrasound (high-energy sound waves that are bounced off internal tissues and organs) during surgery.
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The use of high-energy radiation from x-rays, gamma rays, neutrons, protons, and other sources to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors.
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A timed series of x-rays that follows injected dye down the urinary tract to show where drainage has stalled.
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A tree native to West Africa.
Read definitionKaposi sarcoma
A type of cancer characterized by the abnormal growth of blood vessels that develop into skin lesions or occur internally.
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A substance that is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, and is being studied in the treatment of cancer.
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Laparoscopic surgery uses small incisions, a camera, and long instruments to operate inside the abdomen or pelvis without the large opening open surgery requires.
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A laparotomy is an open surgical incision through the abdominal wall, performed to directly examine, diagnose, or treat conditions inside the abdominal cavity.
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Laser therapy applies a focused beam of light to cut, seal, or reshape tissue, with uses spanning surgery, eye care, dermatology, and supportive cancer care.
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A feeling of tiredness, weakness, and lack of interest in daily activities.
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