axilla
The axilla is the anatomical region under the arm where it meets the shoulder, containing lymph nodes, vessels, and nerves.
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A barrier is a structure or mechanism that blocks, filters, or limits passage of substances, cells, or organisms, a concept used throughout physiology.
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A basal cell is one of the small, round cells forming the deepest layer of the epidermis, where new skin cells are continuously produced.
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A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of leukemia and lymphoma.
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Bendamustine is an alkylating chemotherapy drug with a structure related to purine building blocks, used mainly for certain leukemias and lymphomas.
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A benign (not cancer) condition in which an overgrowth of prostate tissue pushes against the urethra and the bladder, blocking the flow of urine.
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Long term occupational exposure to benzene is a recognized cause of a specific bone marrow cancer, prompting strict workplace exposure limits.
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A small protein normally found on the surface of many cells, including lymphocytes, and in small amounts in the blood and urine.
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Bile is a liver-made digestive fluid, concentrated in the gallbladder, whose components break fat into smaller droplets for more efficient digestion.
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Bioinformatics applies computing, statistics, and database science to organize and interpret large volumes of biological and medical information.
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Any measurable signal from the body that stands in for something harder to observe directly.
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Biometry refers to statistical analysis of health data in research, and separately, in ophthalmology and obstetrics, to direct physical measurement of body structures.
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A biorepository is a facility that collects and preserves biological samples for future research rather than for direct patient care.
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Samples of material, such as urine, blood, tissue, cells, DNA, RNA, and protein from humans, animals, or plants.
Read definitionbladder cancer
Bladder cancer usually begins in the cells lining the bladder's interior, most often developing as urothelial carcinoma rather than the other, less common types.
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A phase of chronic myelogenous leukemia in which tiredness, fever, and an enlarged spleen occur during the blastic phase, when more than 30% of the cells in the blood or bone marrow are blast cells…
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A phase of chronic myelogenous leukemia in which 20% or more of the cells in the blood or bone marrow are blast cells (immature blood cells).
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One of the most frequently ordered blood tests, counting three separate cell lines at once and pointing in many different directions.
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Bloom syndrome is a rare inherited disorder causing short stature and a sun sensitive facial rash, with a markedly increased cancer risk.
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An abbreviation from older drug references for jaw bone that dies and stays exposed during treatment with bone strengthening medicines.
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