Medical terms A–Z

Therapy used to eliminate male sex hormones (androgens) in the body.

Therapy used to eliminate estrogen in the body.

Surgery to remove the entire uterus, including the cervix.

An operation to remove all of the larynx (voice box).

Removal of the breast.

Radiation therapy to the mantle field, the spleen, the lymph nodes in the upper abdomen, and the lymph nodes in the pelvic area.

Surgery to remove the entire pancreas.

The total amount of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in the blood.

A type of radiation therapy using electrons that is directed at the entire surface of the body.

Radiation therapy to the entire body.

A drug used to treat the toxic effects of an anticancer drug that leaks from a vein into surrounding tissue and causes tissue damage.

Having to do with cells that are able to develop into any type of cell found in the body.

A tourniquet is a band applied tightly around a limb to restrict blood flow, used for blood draws, surgery, or emergency bleeding control.

Disease caused by the spread of bacteria and their toxins in the bloodstream.

Toxic describes a substance capable of causing harm to the body, with the likelihood and severity of harm depending largely on the amount involved.

Toxicity describes how harmful a substance is to the body, a property that depends heavily on dose, exposure, and the tissue affected.

Toxicology examines how chemicals and other substances harm the body, guiding the diagnosis and management of poisoning cases.

A poison made by certain bacteria, plants, or animals, including insects.

An enzyme made in the body that helps dissolve blood clots.

Delivered entirely by vein, this complete nutritional formula is reserved for situations where the digestive tract cannot be relied upon.