Medical terms A–Z

The small, hollow, pear-shaped organ in a woman's pelvis.

A wound is any break in the skin or underlying tissue, whether from trauma, surgery, or a chronic process such as poor circulation.

WS is an inherited disorder that produces signs of accelerated aging beginning in early adulthood, arising from a gene mutation affecting DNA repair.

A substance being studied in the treatment of several types of cancer.

X-rays pass through the body in varying degrees depending on tissue density, producing images used both to diagnose disease and to treat cancer.

A type of radiation therapy that uses high-energy radiation from x-rays to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors.

A drug used to treat stage III colon cancer in patients who had surgery to remove the cancer.

An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat colorectal cancer that has spread.

An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat colorectal cancer that has spread.

A xenograft is tissue or an organ transplanted from a donor of one species into a recipient of a different species.

A genetic condition marked by an extreme sensitivity to ultraviolet radiation, including sunlight.

A picture of the body recorded on paper rather than on film.

A picture of the body recorded on paper rather than on film.

A type of x-ray in which a picture of the body is recorded on paper rather than on film.

Dry mouth.

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

A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer.

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

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

A form of the anticancer drug paclitaxel combined with a protein called poliglumex that may have fewer side effects and work better than paclitaxel.