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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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mitoxantrone
Health care; Cancer treatment
A drug used to treat advanced prostate cancer that does not respond to hormones, adult acute nonlymphocytic leukemia, and advanced or chronic multiple sclerosis. It is also being ...
nutritional status
Health care; Cancer treatment
The state of a person’s health in terms of the nutrients in his or her diet.
parathyroid gland
Health care; Cancer treatment
One of four pea-sized glands found on the surface of the thyroid. The parathyroid hormone made by these glands increases the calcium level in the blood.
rectum
Health care; Cancer treatment
The last several inches of the large intestine closest to the anus.
sigmoidoscope
Health care; Cancer treatment
A thin, tube-like instrument used to examine the inside of the colon. A sigmoidoscope has a light and a lens for viewing and may have a tool to remove tissue.
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