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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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constipation
Health care; Cancer treatment
A condition in which stool becomes hard, dry, and difficult to pass, and bowel movements don’t happen very often. Other symptoms may include painful bowel movements, and feeling ...
iodine
Health care; Cancer treatment
An element that is necessary for the body to make thyroid hormone. It is found in shellfish and iodized salt.
lymphatic vessel
Health care; Cancer treatment
A thin tube that carries lymph (lymphatic fluid) and white blood cells through the lymphatic system. Also called lymph vessel.
mitosis
Health care; Cancer treatment
The process by which a single parent cell divides to make two new daughter cells. Each daughter cell receives a complete set of chromosomes from the parent cell. This process ...
nursing home
Health care; Cancer treatment
A place that gives care to people who have physical or mental disabilities and need help with activities of daily living (such as taking a bath, getting dressed, and going to the ...
parasitic
Health care; Cancer treatment
Having to do with or being a parasite (an animal or plant that gets nutrients by living on or in an organism of another species).
polyvinylpyrrolidone-sodium hyaluronate gel
Health care; Cancer treatment
A gel used to lessen pain from mouth sores caused by chemotherapy or radiation therapy, oral surgery, braces, or disease. Polyvinylpyrrolidone-sodium hyaluronate gel is being ...
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