Medical terms A–Z

Treatment to suppress or block the production or action of male hormones.

Describes the ability of tumor cells to grow in the absence of androgens (hormones that promote the development and maintenance of male sex characteristics).

A hormone made from testosterone in the prostate, testes, and certain other tissues.

An incomplete description of the medical and treatment history of one or more patients.

A condition in which the number of red blood cells is below normal.

A loss of feeling or awareness caused by drugs or other substances.

A doctor who specializes in giving drugs or other agents to prevent or relieve pain during surgery or other procedures being done in the hospital.

A drug or other substance that causes a loss of feeling or awareness.

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

The root of any of a group of herbs called Angelica.

Blood vessel formation.

A substance that may prevent the formation of blood vessels.

An x-ray of blood vessels.

A procedure to x-ray blood vessels.

An aggressive (fast-growing) type of T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma marked by enlarged lymph nodes and hypergammaglobulinemia (increased antibodies in the blood).

A benign (noncancer) tumor of fat and muscle tissue that usually is found in the kidney.

A procedure to enlarge the opening in a blood vessel that has become narrowed or blocked by plaque (a buildup of fat and cholesterol on the inner wall of the blood vessel).

A type of cancer that begins in the cells that line blood vessels or lymph vessels.

A drug that is used to lower blood pressure.

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