lipoma
A lipoma is a soft, slow-growing lump of fat cells that sits just beneath the skin and is not cancerous.
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25 matcheslipophilic
Able to dissolve, be dissolved in, or absorb lipids (fats).
Read definitionliposarcoma
Liposarcoma is a cancer arising from fat-cell precursors that most often develops in the deep soft tissue of a limb or the abdomen.
Read definitionliposomal
Liposomal describes a drug formulation enclosed within fat based particles, changing how the medication is absorbed, distributed, and tolerated.
Read definitionliposomal paclitaxel
A form of the anticancer drug paclitaxel that is contained in very tiny, fat-like particles.
Read definitionliposomal SN-38
A form of the anticancer drug irinotecan that is contained in very tiny, fat-like particles.
Read definitionliposome
A liposome is a laboratory made, fat based capsule engineered to carry a drug through the body and release it more precisely.
Read definitionLipoTaxen
A form of the anticancer drug paclitaxel that is contained in very tiny, fat-like particles.
Read definitionalpha-lipoic acid
Alpha-lipoic acid is a naturally occurring compound that helps cells convert nutrients into energy and also functions as an antioxidant.
Read definitionangiomyolipoma
A harmless-sounding kidney growth of fat, muscle and tangled vessels whose real danger is not spread but sudden heavy bleeding.
Read definitioncytarabine liposome
A form of the anticancer drug cytarabine that is contained inside very tiny, fat-like particles.
Read definitiondoxorubicin hydrochloride liposome
A form of the anticancer drug doxorubicin that is contained in very tiny, fat-like particles.
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A form of the anticancer drug paclitaxel that is contained in very tiny, fat-like particles.
Read definitionpadeliporfin
A vascular-acting photosensitizer consisting of a water-soluble, palladium-substituted bacteriochlorophyll derivative with potential antineoplastic activity.
Read definitionpegylated liposomal doxorubicin hydrochloride
A liposome-encapsulated form of the hydrochloride salt of the anthracycline antineoplastic antibiotic doxorubicin.
Read definitionDepo-Cyt
A form of the anticancer drug cytarabine that is contained inside very tiny, fat-like particles.
Read definitionLEP-ETU
A form of the anticancer drug paclitaxel that is contained in very tiny, fat-like particles.
Read definitionmetabolic syndrome
Metabolic syndrome describes a cluster of findings, including abdominal obesity and abnormal blood pressure, glucose, and cholesterol levels, that together raise cardiovascular and diabetes risk.
Read definitionmetabolic syndrome X
Metabolic syndrome X is an older name for metabolic syndrome, the clustering of abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, and abnormal glucose and lipid levels.
Read definitionperflutren lipid microspheres
An injectable suspension of liposome-encapsuled microspheres containing the fluorocarbon gas perflutren for contrast enhancement in ultrasound procedures.
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