pyrimidine
Pyrimidines are single-ring nitrogen-containing bases, including cytosine, thymine, and uracil, that pair with purines to form the rungs of DNA and RNA.
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492 matchesradiation physicist
Almost none of the work happens in front of a patient, yet no plan reaches the machine until the physics checks are done.
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An operation that removes the bladder entirely, along with neighboring organs, and requires a new route built for urine to leave.
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A manufactured copy of an enzyme humans lost during evolution, given to strip uric acid out of the blood within hours.
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Recreational therapy uses structured activities such as arts, music, and sports to support physical, emotional, and social functioning during illness or disability.
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Rectal cancer forms in the final segment of the large intestine nearest the anus and is often evaluated and treated somewhat differently from colon cancer.
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Recur means to happen again after a period of improvement or absence, describing the return of a symptom, condition, or disease.
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Recurrence describes cancer returning after treatment, either near the original tumor site or in another part of the body.
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Cancer that has recurred (come back), usually after a period of time during which the cancer could not be detected.
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Backward flow where a one-way arrangement is supposed to hold, and a word used far beyond the stomach it usually brings to mind.
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Cancer that does not respond to treatment.
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The most common type of kidney cancer.
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The most common type of kidney cancer.
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Renal cell carcinoma is the most common form of kidney cancer in adults, arising from the tubules that filter blood within the kidney.
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The last part of a long, twisting tube that collects urine from the nephrons (cellular structures in the kidney that filter blood and form urine) and moves it into the renal pelvis and ureters.
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A test in which blood or urine samples are checked for the amounts of certain substances released by the kidneys.
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A tiny, round cluster of blood vessels within the kidneys.
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The area at the center of the kidney.
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A rare disorder in which structures in the kidney that filter the blood are impaired, producing urine that is more acid than normal.
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Resected describes tissue, an organ, or a growth that a surgeon has cut away and removed from the body during an operation.
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