General Medical Terms

Something that prevents apoptosis.

A substance that kills bacteria or stops them from growing and causing disease.

Having to do with preventing or delaying the development of cancer.

A substance that keeps cells from making or using estrogen (a hormone that plays a role in female sex characteristics, the menstrual cycle, and pregnancy).

A substance that blocks the activity of folic acid.

Serum from blood that contains antibodies that bind to human T cells.

An antimicrobial is any substance that kills or stops the growth of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites.

Antineoplastic drugs form the basis of chemotherapy, working through several distinct mechanisms to slow, damage, or destroy dividing cancer cells.

A type of gene that makes a protein called a tumor suppressor protein that helps control cell growth.

Antioxidants are substances that neutralize unstable molecules called free radicals, though supplement studies have not consistently shown they prevent disease.

A substance that prevents cells from making or using progesterone (a hormone that plays a role in the menstrual cycle and pregnancy).

Small pieces of DNA or RNA that can bind to specific molecules of RNA.

A substance that has been studied in the treatment of cancer and is being studied in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and certain skin conditions.

Serum from blood that contains antibodies that bind to human T cells.

Antitumor describes a treatment or biological effect that works to shrink, slow, or destroy an existing tumor.

The opening of the rectum to the outside of the body.

Surgery in which a healthy blood vessel taken from another part of the body is used to make a new path for blood around a blocked artery leading to the heart.

APL is an aggressive subtype of acute myeloid leukemia marked by a specific chromosomal rearrangement and treated differently from other forms.

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

A type of gland that is found in the skin, breast, eyelid, and ear.