Medical terms A–Z

A member of a large group of substances found in plants and in some fungi.

A drug that is used to treat multiple myeloma and ovarian epithelial cancer and is being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer.

A type of drug that is used in the treatment of cancer.

An aggressive (fast-growing) type of leukemia (blood cancer) in which too many lymphoblasts (immature white blood cells) are found in the blood and bone marrow.

A nutrient that that body needs in small amounts to function and stay healthy.

A drug used to treat certain allergy symptoms.

A substance that causes an allergic response.

A hypersensitive immune reaction to a substance that normally is harmless or would not cause an immune response in most people.

Taken from different individuals of the same species.

A procedure in which a person receives stem cells (cells from which all blood cells develop) from a genetically similar, but not identical, donor.

A procedure in which a person receives blood-forming stem cells (cells from which all blood cells develop) from a genetically similar, but not identical, donor.

Taken from different individuals of the same species.

The transplant of an organ, tissue, or cells from one individual to another individual of the same species who is not an identical twin.

A system in which medical doctors and other healthcare professionals (such as nurses, pharmacists, and therapists) treat symptoms and diseases using drugs, radiation, or surgery.

A drug that lowers high levels of uric acid (a byproduct of metabolism) in the blood caused by some cancer treatments.

A substance that is being studied as a gene therapy agent in the treatment of cancer.

A substance found in certain plants, including aloe vera.

The lack or loss of hair from areas of the body where hair is usually found.

A drug used to treat nausea and vomiting caused by cancer treatment.

One of a group of substances that are found in several types of fruit and in milk.