Glossary index
Medical terms beginning with T
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T terms
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A drug that blocks DNA synthesis and may prevent tumor cell growth.
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A chemical compound that is used to make one of the building blocks of DNA.
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A substance that is being studied in the treatment of liver cancer.
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A type of immune cell that can attack foreign cells, cancer cells, and cells infected with a virus.
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A tumor of the thymus, an organ that is part of the lymphatic system and is located in the chest, behind the breastbone.
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An organ that is part of the lymphatic system, in which T lymphocytes grow and multiply.
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A form of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) that is made in the laboratory.
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The form that thyroid hormone takes when stored in the cells of the thyroid.
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A gland located beneath the larynx (voice box) that makes thyroid hormone and calcitonin.
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Cancer that forms in the thyroid gland (an organ at the base of the throat that makes hormones that help control heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, and weight).
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A type of cell in the thyroid.
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A gland located beneath the larynx (voice box) that makes thyroid hormone and calcitonin.
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A hormone that affects heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, and weight.
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Treatment with thyroid hormone, which is a hormone that affects heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, and weight.
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A hormone produced by the pituitary gland.
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Surgery to remove part or all of the thyroid.
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Inflammation of the thyroid gland.
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A medical doctor who specializes in thyroid diseases.
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A form of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) that is made in the laboratory.
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A substance being studied in the treatment of diarrhea caused by infection with Clostridium difficile (a type of bacteria that can grow without oxygen) in cancer patients.