General Medical Terms

A topical formulation consisting of a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) polymer resin containing the macrolide sirolimus (rapamycin), produced by the organism Streptomyces hygroscopicus, with…

A congener of pyridine 2-diazohydroxide.

A nucleoside analog.

A 9-methoxy acridine compound containing a reducible 5-nitro substituent.

Pyridoxine hydrochloride is a stable salt form of vitamin B6, converted in the body into an active coenzyme needed for amino acid metabolism.

A synthetic derivative of ethyl-pyrimidine with potent antimalarial properties.

Pyrimidines are single-ring nitrogen-containing bases, including cytosine, thymine, and uracil, that pair with purines to form the rungs of DNA and RNA.

A synthetic derivative of hydroxamic acid with antineoplastic properties, Pyroxamide inhibits histone deacetylases involved in transcription; induces hyperacetylation of core histones, modulating…

Qigong pairs slow, deliberate movement with controlled breathing and focused attention, and is practiced both as exercise and as a traditional health discipline.

R-CHOP is a five drug chemotherapy and immunotherapy combination that is the standard treatment for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

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

A substance that causes blood stem cells (cells from which other types of cells develop) to change into different types of blood cells and increases the number and actions of these cells in the blood.

A form of tissue plasminogen activator that is made in the laboratory.

A substance that is being studied for its ability to make cancer cells respond to drugs to which they have become resistant.

A substance that is being studied in the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and other types of cancer.

A human monoclonal antibody being studied in the treatment of several types of cancer.

A substance that has been studied in the treatment of some types of cancer.

Everyday exposure is unavoidable and mostly natural; what medicine controls is the far smaller share delivered deliberately, aimed and measured.

A type of wave made when an electric field and a magnetic field are combined.

Radioactive describes a substance whose unstable atomic nuclei give off energy as radiation while decaying into more stable forms.