General Medical Terms

The effect produced when certain substances are exposed to light.

(Other name for: HPPH)

The use of an intense beam of light, such as a laser, to seal off blood vessels or destroy tissue.

(Other name for: porfimer sodium)

Special tests used to measure the reaction of the skin to ultraviolet radiation.

A physical examination is a hands on assessment of the body performed to detect signs of disease and evaluate overall health.

A mixture of highly sulfated, monophosphorylated mannose oligosaccharides, derived from the extracellular phosphomannan of the yeast Pichia (Hansenula) holstii, with potential antiangiogenic activity.

A type of enzyme that transmits signals in cells and that helps control cell growth.

A type of enzyme that transmits signals in cells and that helps control cell growth.

A fluorescent dye of benzimidazole derivative.

A lyophilized formulation containing cultures of a low-virulent strain of Streptococcus pyogenes, treated and killed with pencillin G, with potential sclerosing, immunostimulating and antineoplastic…

A new generation organic platinum analog with an extended spectrum of antineoplastic activity.

A pigment is any substance that gives color to tissue, with melanin, hemoglobin, and bile pigments among the ones most relevant to the body's appearance.

Pigmentation describes both the deposition of pigment in tissue and the resulting degree of coloring, most often referring to melanin's role in skin, hair, and eye color.

Pilocytic describes tissue made of long, hair like cells under the microscope, a pattern most associated with a specific type of brain tumor.

A tiny organ in the cerebrum that produces melatonin.

A type of germ cell tumor that is found in the pineal gland in the brain.

A slow growing type of brain tumor that occurs in or around the pineal gland, a tiny organ near the center of the brain.

The sodium salt of piperacillin, a broad-spectrum semisynthetic, ampicillin-derived ureidopenicillin antibiotic with bactericidal activity.

A crystalline antibiotic fermentation product isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces griseoluteus with antineoplastic activity.