intra-arterial
Within an artery (blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to tissues and organs in the body).
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114 matchesintra-arterial brachytherapy
A type of radiation therapy used to treat liver cancer that is advanced or has come back.
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The introduction of fluids and drugs directly into the carotid artery, the main artery in the neck that carries blood from the heart to the brain.
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Within a cavity or space, such as the abdomen, pelvis, or chest.
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A type of internal radiation therapy in which radioactive material sealed in needles, seeds, wires, or catheters is placed directly into a body cavity such as the chest cavity or the vagina.
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/ IN-truh-SEL-yoo-ler /
Intracellular means located, occurring, or functioning inside a cell.
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/ IN-truh-koh-LAH-nik /
Intracolonic means located, occurring, or administered within the colon.
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A tumor that occurs in the brain.
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Intracutaneous describes an injection or process occurring within the layers of the skin itself, rather than beneath it or into muscle.
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Intradermal describes an injection or finding located within the skin's layers rather than beneath it or on its surface.
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A benign (not cancer), wart-like growth in a milk duct of the breast.
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A noninvasive condition in which abnormal cells are found in the lining of a breast duct.
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An intraductal papilloma is a benign, wart like growth within a breast milk duct that can cause nipple discharge.
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Within the layer of cells that form the surface or lining of an organ.
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/ IN-truh-heh-PA-tik /
Intrahepatic means located or occurring within the liver.
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A bile duct that passes through and drains bile from the liver.
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The delivery of anticancer drugs directly to the blood vessels of the liver.
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Within an area of cancer, for example, within a tumor in the skin.
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Intramuscular describes an injection given directly into muscle tissue, allowing medication to be absorbed into the bloodstream over a moderate period.
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Site selection turns less on convenience than on muscle bulk, the volume being given, and which nerves and vessels lie underneath.
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