endorphin
Endorphins are natural opioid peptides the body releases to reduce pain signaling and contribute to a sense of well-being.
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133 matchesextraocular
Extraocular describes structures or movements located outside the eyeball itself, such as the muscles that direct eye movement.
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A powdered form of fenretinide that is being studied in the treatment of neuroblastoma.
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A drug used together with other drugs to prevent and control nausea and vomiting caused by cancer treatment.
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Ganglion describes both a cluster of nerve cell bodies outside the brain and spinal cord and an unrelated fluid filled cyst near a joint.
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A tumor that causes overproduction of gastric acid.
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A feeding route running straight through the abdominal wall, used when swallowing will be unsafe for a long time.
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Three letters standing for a diagnosis that now depends as much on molecular testing as on what the tumor looks like.
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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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What makes it so hard to remove is not its size but its edges, which merge into brain that looks and behaves normally.
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A substance being studied in the treatment of brain cancer.
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A substance being studied in the treatment of brain cancer.
Read definitioninsulinoma
A small pancreatic tumor that keeps releasing insulin when blood sugar is already low, producing confusing spells of odd behavior.
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A substance used to detect certain types of tumors, including pheochromocytomas and neuroblastomas.
Read definitionjuvenile pilocytic astrocytoma
Juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma, most often diagnosed in children, forms from star shaped supportive brain cells and typically grows slowly with well defined borders.
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The limbic system is a group of interconnected brain structures that governs emotional response, motivation, and the formation of memories.
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Localization is the process of pinpointing where a lesion, symptom, or disease originates within the body, guiding diagnosis across many medical specialties.
Read definitionMerkel cell cancer
A rare type of cancer that forms on or just beneath the skin, usually in parts of the body that have been exposed to the sun.
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A whole-brain event that happens to hurt: the pain is one stage of an attack starting hours before it and outlasting it.
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As a medical descriptor, motor relates to muscle movement or to the nerves and brain regions directing it, as in motor neuron or motor cortex.
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