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flourescent in situ hybridization (FISH)

Medical; Illness

FISH (fluorescent in situ hybridization) is a cytogenetic technique developed by biomedical researchers in the early 1980s(1) that is used to detect and localize the presence or absence of specific ...

hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome (HBOC)

Medical; Illness

Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer syndrome (HBOC) is an inherited tendency to develop breast, ovarian and other cancers. Inherited conditions are passed to an individual through their blood ...

chemopreventive agent

Medical; Illness

The use of drugs, vitamins, or other agents to try to reduce the risk of, or delay the development or recurrence of, cancer.

adherence

Medical; Illness

Therapeutic adherence is the ability to take a treatment properly, as prescribed by the doctor. It is little studied in dermatology.

Epileptic

Medical; Illness

People had epilepsy before Shakespeare; but Shakespeare was the first to coin the adjective epileptic. We see this word for the first time in his play King Lear.

patient

Medical; Illness

A patient is a person who receives medical services, as well as a sick individual who is under treatment in order to cure illness.

influenza

Medical; Illness

Influenza is an epidemic disease. It is caused by the influenza virus, which mutates rapidly. Influenza has respiratory symptoms, and it is contagious.