histologic examination
The examination of tissue specimens under a microscope.
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Architecture is the point: how cells sit relative to one another often says more than how any single cell looks.
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Packing is only half the point, since how tightly DNA is wound decides which genes can be reached and read.
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An enzyme that removes a small molecule called an acetyl group from histones (proteins found in chromosomes).
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A drug that leaves chemical tags in place on the spools DNA winds around, changing which genes a cell can reach.
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The study of diseased cells and tissues using a microscope.
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A research study in which the medical records of groups of individuals who are alike in many ways but differ by a certain characteristic (for example, female nurses who smoke and those who do not…
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An individual treated in the past and used in a comparison group when researchers analyze the results of a clinical study that had no control group.
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A map of who in a family had what and when, and one of the cheapest risk assessments available in any consultation.
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A record of the relationships among family members along with their medical histories.
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A staining method that uses antibodies to make one chosen protein visible in a slice of tissue, while everything else stays pale.
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A study that follows a group of people over time who have, or are at risk of developing, a specific medical condition or disease.
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Answers how the cells look, never how far the disease has traveled, which is why the number is so often quoted alone and misread.
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The short form used in oncology for drugs acting on the packaging of DNA rather than on the sequence written in it.
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The document that turns a piece of removed tissue into a diagnosis, and the basis on which most cancer treatment is planned.
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An acid is a compound that releases hydrogen ions in water, ranging from digestive gastric acid to laboratory and industrial chemicals.
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Adenopathy refers to enlarged lymph nodes, a finding that can result from infection, inflammation, or, less often, a malignant process.
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Alum is an astringent mineral salt used to stop minor bleeding, treat minor skin irritation, and boost vaccine effectiveness.
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An incomplete description of the medical and treatment history of one or more patients.
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Arsenic is a naturally occurring toxic element, historically used medicinally and as a poison, now also used in a targeted leukemia treatment.
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