fertility
Fertility is the biological capacity to conceive, shaped by hormonal balance, reproductive organ function, and the quality of eggs or sperm.
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158 matchesfibroblast
The cell that builds the body's structural framework, and the same cell that closes a wound by making a scar.
Read definitionfluoroquinolone
Fluoroquinolones are broad spectrum antibiotics that stop bacteria from replicating their DNA, used against a range of respiratory and urinary infections.
Read definitiongene expression
Gene expression is the multistep process converting a gene's DNA sequence into RNA and, often, a functional protein, and its level can be measured directly.
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Brand names multiply and change with whoever is selling the product, while the official name stays fixed to the ingredient itself.
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A general term for tumors of the central nervous system, including astrocytomas, ependymal tumors, glioblastoma multiforme, and primitive neuroectodermal tumors.
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A fast-growing type of central nervous system tumor that forms from glial (supportive) tissue of the brain and spinal cord and has cells that look very different from normal cells.
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Cells do not decide alone when to multiply; these protein messages from neighboring tissue grant or withhold the permission.
Read definitionhemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis is a rare, life-threatening syndrome of overwhelming immune activation that damages organs and destroys blood cells.
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Hepatectomy removes part or all of the liver, often performed to treat tumors, donate a liver segment, or address severe injury.
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Hilar describes the hilum, the specific point where vessels, nerves, and airways or ducts enter and exit an organ.
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Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, abbreviated HLH, is a rare condition of excessive immune activation that damages organs and destroys blood cells.
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A substance being studied in the treatment of multiple myeloma and several other types of cancer.
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A monoclonal antibody being studied in the treatment of advanced multiple myeloma.
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ICE is a combination chemotherapy regimen used for certain lymphomas that have returned or resisted earlier lines of treatment.
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The numbered vocabulary immune cells use to talk to each other, and the target of a fast growing list of modern drugs.
Read definitionIMMU-110
A substance being studied in the treatment of multiple myeloma and several other types of cancer.
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Invasion and multiplication of a microorganism in or on the body.
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The short-range chemical messages that immune cells send one another in order to coordinate a response.
Read definitionintraductal breast papilloma
A benign (not cancer), wart-like growth in a milk duct of the breast.
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