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Health care

Of or pertaining to the prevention and treatment of illness, and the preservation of physical and mental well-being, through the services provided by medical professionals.

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rectitis

Health care; Cancer treatment

Inflammation of the mucous membrane that lines the rectum (the last several inches of the large intestine closest to the anus). Also called proctitis.

sideropenic dysphagia

Health care; Cancer treatment

A disorder marked by anemia caused by iron deficiency, and a web-like growth of membranes in the throat that makes swallowing difficult. Having sideropenic dysphagia may increase ...

synthetic human secretin

Health care; Cancer treatment

A drug used to help diagnose gastrinomas (tumors that cause too much gastric acid to be made) and other problems with the pancreas. It is also used to increase secretions from the ...

tubulovillous adenoma

Health care; Cancer treatment

A type of polyp that grows in the colon and other places in the gastrointestinal tract and sometimes in other parts of the body. These adenomas may become malignant (cancer).

mistletoe

Health care; Cancer treatment

A semiparasitic plant that grows on some types of trees. Mistletoe extracts are being studied as treatments for cancer.

normal range

Health care; Cancer treatment

In medicine, a set of values that a doctor uses to interpret a patient’s test results. The normal range for a given test is based on test results for 95% of the healthy ...