buspirone
Unlike a fast-acting sedative it does nothing useful in the moment, and its benefit appears only after steady daily use.
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203 matchesc-erbB-2
A protein involved in normal cell growth.
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A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer.
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Carcinoid syndrome causes flushing, diarrhea, and other symptoms when a neuroendocrine tumor releases serotonin into general circulation.
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Naming a tumor a carcinoma answers only the first question, since the subtype and the organ decide nearly everything that follows.
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No blood supply and no nerves: cartilage neither heals well nor hurts directly, so joint pain comes from the structures around it.
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The chemical family behind the surge of a fright, named for a ring of carbon that every member shares.
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The laboratory craft of keeping living cells growing outside the body, which depends more on excluding contamination than on feeding them.
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A malignant, fast-growing tumor that develops from trophoblastic cells (cells that help an embryo attach to the uterus and help form the placenta).
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A malignant, fast-growing tumor that develops from trophoblastic cells (cells that help an embryo attach to the uterus and help form the placenta).
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A type of cell that makes neurohormones (chemicals that are made by nerve cells and used to send signals to other cells) and releases them into the blood.
Read definitionCI-1033
A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer.
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A condition in which slightly abnormal cells grow on the thin layer of tissue that covers the cervix.
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A condition in which moderately abnormal cells grow on the thin layer of tissue that covers the cervix.
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A condition in which abnormal cells grow on the thin layer of tissue that covers the cervix (the lower, narrow end of the uterus).
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Abnormal cells are found in the cervical epithelium (the innermost lining of the cervix).
Read definitionClark level I melanoma
Melanoma that is found only in the epidermis (outer layer of skin).
Read definitionClark level II melanoma
Melanoma that has spread from the epidermis (outer layer of skin) down into the papillary dermis (the thin top layer of the dermis).
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In research, a cohort is a defined group of people sharing a characteristic or experience, followed over time to study health outcomes.
Read definitioncompliance
The word places all responsibility on one side of a two-sided relationship, which is precisely why it fell out of favor.
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