Medical terms A–Z

A drug used to treat insomnia (inability to sleep), and anxiety.

A condition in which there is a slow breakdown of cells in the center of the retina (the light-sensitive layers of nerve tissue at the back of the eye).

A drug used before autologous stem cell transplantation in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma or multiple myeloma.

A type of skin cancer in which the cells do not make the pigment melanin.

A drug used to treat some types of cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and severe skin conditions, such as psoriasis.

A drug that is used to treat certain skin conditions and is being studied in the treatment of cutaneous (skin-related) T-cell cancer and T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer.

A type of monoclonal antibody being studied in the treatment of multiple myeloma (a cancer that forms in bones) and in the prevention and treatment of bone metastases (cancer that has spread to bone…

A drug used to treat patients with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) who do not get better with other forms of treatment.

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

A drug used as a chemoprotective drug to control some of the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

An antibiotic drug used to treat infection.

One of several molecules that join together to form proteins.

The arrangement of amino acids in a protein.

A nutrient in the vitamin B complex that the body needs in small amounts to function and stay healthy.

An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called topoisomerase inhibitors.

An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitors.

A substance that works against many types of bacteria and includes streptomycin, gentamicin, and neomycin.

The active ingredient in a drug used to treat actinic keratosis (a skin condition that may become cancer).

A drug used to treat actinic keratosis (a skin condition that may become cancer).