General Medical Terms

A substance that makes a loose mixture stick together.

An isoflavone found in soy products.

In living cells, chemical reactions that help sustain life and allow cells to grow.

A rise in the blood level of PSA (prostate-specific antigen) in prostate cancer patients after treatment with surgery or radiation.

A rise in the blood level of PSA (prostate-specific antigen) in prostate cancer patients after treatment with surgery or radiation.

Biofeedback trains awareness of involuntary body functions using real time sensor data, applied alongside other care for conditions such as headache and chronic pain.

Bioinformatics applies computing, statistics, and database science to organize and interpret large volumes of biological and medical information.

Three different meanings share one word, and only the surrounding sentence shows whether life science, a class of medicine, or family descent is meant.

A biological drug is a medication manufactured from living cells or organisms rather than through direct chemical synthesis alone.

A summary of the biological actions of a substance.

Biomedicine applies the methods and findings of biology and related natural sciences to human health, forming the scientific foundation of mainstream clinical practice.

Biometrics denotes the statistical study of health data in research, while in everyday technology the same word refers to fingerprint or facial identity verification.

Biometry refers to statistical analysis of health data in research, and separately, in ophthalmology and obstetrics, to direct physical measurement of body structures.

A biorepository is a facility that collects and preserves biological samples for future research rather than for direct patient care.

Samples of material, such as urine, blood, tissue, cells, DNA, RNA, and protein from humans, animals, or plants.

Biostatistics applies statistical methods to biological and health data to answer questions about disease, risk, and treatment effectiveness.

The muscular canal extending from the uterus to the exterior of the body.

A monoclonal antibody that binds two different types of antigen.

An eastern North American perennial herb.

A blast is an immature precursor cell, most often found in the bone marrow, that has not yet developed into a mature blood cell type.