Medical terms beginning with O

Describes the legal use of a prescription drug to treat a disease or condition for which the drug has not been approved by the U.S.

The office within the U.S.

A substance that relieves pain and is being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer.

A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer.

The office within the U.S.

A substance used on the skin to soothe or heal wounds, burns, rashes, scrapes, or other skin problems.

The sense of smell.

Having to do with the sense of smell.

The parts of the body involved in sensing smell, including the nose and many parts of the brain.

A series of events in which cells in the nose bind to scent-bearing molecules and send electrical signals to the brain where they are perceived as smells.

A brain tumor that forms from both oligodendrocytes and astrocytes, which are types of glial cells (cells that cover and protect nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord and help them work the way…

A cell that forms the myelin sheath (a layer that covers and protects nerve cells) in the brain and spinal cord.

A rare, slow-growing tumor that begins in oligodendrocytes (cells that cover and protect nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord).

A rare, slow-growing tumor that begins in oligodendrocytes (cells that cover and protect nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord).

A drug used in cancer prevention.

A type of fat obtained in the diet and involved in immunity.

Surgery to remove part or all of the omentum.

A fold of the peritoneum (the thin tissue that lines the abdomen) that surrounds the stomach and other organs in the abdomen.

A device surgically placed under the scalp and used to deliver anticancer drugs to the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord.

A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer.