Medical terms beginning with D

D&C is a procedure that widens the cervix and removes tissue from the uterine lining for treatment or diagnosis.

A synthetic luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LH-RH) antagonist that suppresses LH and sex steroid levels.

The root of this plant has been used in some cultures to treat certain medical problems.

An experimental cancer compound whose abbreviation collides with a far better known immigration program, so context carries the whole meaning.

One of the older cytotoxic drugs, still holding its place in Hodgkin lymphoma long after newer agents displaced it in melanoma.

A monoclonal antibody that is being studied in the treatment of adult T-cell leukemia and in the treatment of cytopenia (low blood cell count).

A drug that is used to treat myelodysplastic syndromes and is being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer.

An isoflavone found in soy products.

A drug used to prevent blood clots from forming or to treat blood clots that have formed in patients with cancer or other conditions.

Dapsone is an antibacterial medication best established for treating leprosy and certain inflammatory skin conditions, also available in topical form for acne.

Turns the usual picture inside out by throwing away the direct light, so unstained living organisms glow against black.

An impartial group that oversees a clinical trial and reviews the results to see if they are acceptable.

The active ingredient in a drug used to treat acute leukemias and some other types of cancer.

A drug used to treat acute leukemias and some other types of cancer.

One of the original red chemotherapies, still central to leukemia treatment and capped for life because the heart does not recover from it.

A drug used to treat acute leukemias and some other types of cancer.

An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used with radiation therapy to treat low-risk childhood Hodgkin lymphoma.

An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used with radiation therapy to treat low-risk childhood Hodgkin lymphoma.

DCIS is a noninvasive breast condition in which abnormal cells remain confined within a milk duct without spreading into surrounding tissue.

An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used with other types of therapy to treat colorectal cancer.