Medical terms beginning with M

A statistics term.

The time from either diagnosis or treatment at which half of the patients with a given disease are found to be, or expected to be, still alive.

A fibrous cord that connects the urinary bladder to the umbilicus (navel).

The thin membrane that lines the chest cavity in the area between the lungs.

A thin, tube-like instrument used to examine the tissues and lymph nodes in the area between the lungs.

A procedure in which a mediastinoscope is used to examine the organs in the area between the lungs and nearby lymph nodes.

The area between the lungs.

A health insurance program for people who cannot afford regular medical care.

Refers to the use of drugs to suppress the function of the ovaries or testicles.

An instrument, tool, machine, test kit, or implant that is used to prevent, diagnose, or treat disease or other conditions.

A doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating cancer using chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, biological therapy, and targeted therapy.

A U.S.

A method used to treat impotence (inability to have an erection).

A legal drug that is used to prevent, treat, or relieve symptoms of a disease or abnormal condition.

Refers to the practices and procedures used for the prevention, treatment, or relief of symptoms of a diseases or abnormal conditions.

A drug used to prevent endometrial cancer.

A rare type of breast cancer that often can be treated successfully.

Cancer that develops in C cells of the thyroid.

A malignant brain tumor that begins in the lower part of the brain and that can spread to the spine or to other parts of the body.

A machine that uses electricity to form a stream of fast-moving subatomic particles.