epidemiologist
Outbreak investigation, risk factor studies and the evaluation of public health measures all sit with this population level specialist.
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203 matchesepidemiology
Counting cases, comparing exposed and unexposed groups, and testing whether an intervention changes the numbers are the core tasks of the discipline.
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A layer with no blood supply of its own, rebuilt continuously from below and shed from above roughly once a month.
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Cancer that begins in squamous cells (thin, flat cells that look like fish scales).
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A group of chronic skin disorders in which fluid-filled blisters form on the skin and mucosa (the moist, inner lining of some organs and body cavities).
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The epididymis is a tightly coiled tube behind each testicle where sperm cells complete maturation and are stored before ejaculation.
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A catheter left sitting in the space outside the cord is what lets the block be topped up, adjusted or deepened.
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An injection of an anesthetic drug into the space between the wall of the spinal canal and the covering of the spinal cord.
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Not one disease but a shared endpoint with dozens of causes, from a birth injury to a scar, a gene or a tumor.
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The medical name for a nosebleed, and one of the few bleeding sites where the exact spot decides how easily it stops.
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A drug or other substance used to prevent or stop seizures or convulsions.
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Cefepime is a broad spectrum antibiotic from a later cephalosporin generation, given intravenously to treat serious infections including certain resistant bacteria.
Read definitioncervical intraepithelial neoplasia
Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia describes abnormal cell growth confined to the surface layer of the cervix, identified through routine screening.
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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 substance being studied in the prevention of cancer.
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A drug used together with other drugs to prevent and control nausea and vomiting caused by cancer treatment.
Read definitionhuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2
A protein involved in normal cell growth.
Read definitionintraepithelial
Within the layer of cells that form the surface or lining of an organ.
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A type of cancer that begins in the tissues covering the nasopharynx (the upper part of the throat behind the nose).
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Having to do with tissue made up of sensory cells, such as tissue found in the ear, nose, and tongue.
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