General Medical Terms

A substance that contains the metal platinum and may kill cancer cells by damaging their DNA and stopping them from dividing.

A portion of an organ, such as the liver, lung, breast, thyroid, or brain.

A substance that comes from a plant known as Indian tobacco, which is different from the tobacco used to make smoking products.

A lobule is a small subdivision of a larger lobe within an organ, forming part of the organ's internal structural and functional units.

A temporary loss of feeling in one small area of the body caused by special drugs or other substances called anesthetics.

Localization is the process of pinpointing where a lesion, symptom, or disease originates within the body, guiding diagnosis across many medical specialties.

Localized describes a disease process confined to its original site, without evidence that it has spread to nearby tissue or elsewhere in the body.

A combination of the drugs ritonavir and lopinavir.

A term used to describe cells that look nearly normal under a microscope.

X-rays of the colon and rectum that are taken after a person is given a barium enema.

The lower limb is a limb of the body.

A lubricant reduces friction between surfaces, and in medical use it eases insertion or movement of instruments, catheters, or tissue against tissue.

A chronic, inflammatory, connective tissue disease that can affect the joints and many organs, including the skin, heart, lungs, kidneys, and nervous system.

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

A substance that is being studied as a treatment for cancer.

The clear fluid that travels through the lymphatic system and carries cells that help fight infections and other diseases.

A rounded mass of lymphatic tissue that is surrounded by a capsule of connective tissue.

The flow of lymph from an area of tissue into a particular lymph node.

The use of dyes and radioactive substances to identify lymph nodes that may contain tumor cells.

An x-ray of the lymphatic system.