A rare inherited condition in which one or more tumors form in the parathyroid glands (four pea-sized organs found on the thyroid) and cause them to make too … [Read more...]
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filgrastim
A recombinant therapeutic agent which is chemically identical to or similar to the endogenous cytokine human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF). … [Read more...]
filgrastim-SD/01
A drug used to increase numbers of white blood cells in patients who are receiving chemotherapy. It is a type of colony-stimulating factor. Also called Neulasta … [Read more...]
filler
An inactive substance used to make a product bigger or easier to handle. For example, fillers are often used to make pills or capsules because the amount of … [Read more...]
film mammography
The use of x-rays to create a picture of the breast on a film. … [Read more...]
finasteride
A synthetic 4-azasteroid compound. Finasteride competitively binds to and inhibits steroid type II 5-alpha-reductase in the prostate gland, liver, and skin, … [Read more...]
fine-needle aspiration biopsy
The removal of tissue or fluid with a thin needle for examination under a microscope. Also called FNA biopsy. … [Read more...]
first-degree relative
The parents, brothers, sisters, or children of an individual. Also called FDR. … [Read more...]
first-line therapy
Initial treatment used to reduce a cancer. First-line therapy is followed by other treatments, such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and hormone therapy to … [Read more...]
FISH
A laboratory technique used to look at genes or chromosomes in cells and tissues. Pieces of DNA that contain a fluorescent dye are made in the laboratory and … [Read more...]