General Medical Terms

A substance that blocks the process cells use to repair DNA.

Oxidation is a chemical reaction in which atoms or molecules lose electrons, a process linked in the body to both essential metabolism and cellular damage.

A chemical process in which oxygen is used to make energy from carbohydrates (sugars).

An oxide is any compound formed when oxygen chemically combines with another element, a category spanning substances as different as water, rust, and certain plant oils.

To oxidize is to react chemically with oxygen or a similar substance, a process linked in the body to both energy production and cell damage.

(Other name for: 5-hydroxytryptophan)

(Other name for: methoxsalen)

(Other name for: methoxsalen)

A radioactive form of the element phosphorus used in the treatment of cancer.

A term in statistics.

A way to measure the amount a person has smoked over a long period of time.

A Cremophor ELP-free, albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation of the natural taxane paclitaxel with antineoplastic activity.

The agent paclitaxel linked to a biodegradable, water-soluble polyglutamate polymer with antineoplastic properties.

A vascular-acting photosensitizer consisting of a water-soluble, palladium-substituted bacteriochlorophyll derivative with potential antineoplastic activity.

Pan-DR epitope (PADRE) 965.10 is a helper peptide.

A chronic condition in which both the breakdown and regrowth of bone are increased.

The soft flap of tissue that hangs down at the back of the mouth (at the edge of the soft palate).

(Other name for: diethylstilbestrol)

A recombinant form of the endogenous human keratinocyte growth factor.

A synthetic mustard compound with potential antineoplastic activity.