Medical terms beginning with S

An oily substance produced by certain glands in the skin.

Refers to a new primary cancer in a person with a history of cancer.

Surgery performed after primary treatment to determine whether tumor cells remain.

A term that is used to describe either a new primary cancer or cancer that has spread from the place in which it started to other parts of the body.

Smoke that comes from the burning of a tobacco product and smoke that is exhaled by smokers.

To form and release a substance.

A hormone released into the blood by cells in the inner layer of the small intestine.

A drug used to help diagnose gastrinomas (tumors that cause too much gastric acid to be made) and other problems with the pancreas.

A test used to help diagnose problems in the pancreas, such as gastrinomas and pancreatitis.

A drug or substance used to calm a person down, relieve anxiety, or help a person sleep.

The distance red blood cells travel in one hour in a sample of blood as they settle to the bottom of a test tube.

A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer.

Surgery to remove part of the bladder (the organ that holds urine).

The removal of cancer as well as some of the breast tissue around the tumor and the lining over the chest muscles below the tumor.

Surgery to remove part of an organ or gland.

Surgery to remove part of an organ or gland.

Convulsion; a sudden, involuntary movement of the muscles.

An error in choosing the individuals or groups to take part in a study.

A drug that acts like estrogen on some tissues but blocks the effect of estrogen on other tissues.

A type of drug that is used to treat depression.