General Medical Terms
Common language used in healthcare, medical records, and conversations about health. Browse definitions and meanings below.
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A substance that is being studied as a treatment for advanced prostate cancer and for pain caused by prostate cancer that has spread to the bone.
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A tree native to West Africa.
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A metal of the rare earth group of elements.
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A radioactive form of the rare metal yttrium that is used in radiation therapy to treat some types of tumors.
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A radiolabeled monoclonal antibody that is used to treat certain types of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma and is being studied in the treatment of other types of B-cell tumors.
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A substance that is being studied in the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and other types of cancer.
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A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer.
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A substance that is being studied in the treatment of prostate cancer.
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A substance that has been studied in the treatment of several types of cancer.
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A substance that is being studied as a treatment for cancer.
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A monoclonal antibody that is used to treat certain types of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma and is being studied in the treatment and detection of other types of B-cell tumors.
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A substance that is being studied in positron emission tomography (PET) imaging to detect tumor hypoxia (a low level of oxygen in the tumor).This may help predict how the tumor will respond to…
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2ME2.
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A chemical that comes from certain substances when they are not burned completely.
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A graphic display of depth, width, and height.
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A graphic display of depth, width, and height.
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A type of monoclonal antibody used in cancer detection or therapy.
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A substance that is used in cancer research to cause tumors in laboratory animals.
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A substance that is used in cancer research to cause tumors in laboratory animals.