General Medical Terms

Having to do with anatomy (the study of the structure of a plant or animal).

A person who specializes in anatomy (the study of the structures of animals or plants).

A rare type of ovarian tumor in which the tumor cells secrete a male sex hormone.

Androgens are steroid hormones, testosterone chief among them, that drive male sexual development and also influence muscle and bone in both sexes.

Treatment to suppress or block the production or action of male hormones.

Treatment to suppress or block the production or action of male hormones.

Describes the ability of tumor cells to grow in the absence of androgens (hormones that promote the development and maintenance of male sex characteristics).

An incomplete description of the medical and treatment history of one or more patients.

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

Angiogenesis is the normal process of forming new blood vessels from existing ones, a process tumors also exploit to secure their own blood supply.

An animal with a disease either the same as or like a disease in humans.

A laboratory experiment using animals to study the development and progression of diseases.

An aggressive (fast-growing) disease in which too many myeloblasts (immature white blood cells that are not lymphoblasts) are found in the bone marrow and blood.

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

An abnormal loss of the appetite for food.

The area in the front part of the chest between the lungs.

Surgery to remove the urethra, lower part of the ureters, uterus, cervix, vagina, and bladder.

A monoclonal antibody linked to a toxic substance.

Anti-inflammatory describes a substance or treatment that reduces inflammation, the body's protective but sometimes damaging response to injury or irritation.

Antiangiogenesis refers to blocking the formation of new blood vessels, a process tumors depend on to grow and spread.