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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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shunt
Health care; Cancer treatment
In medicine, a passage that is made to allow blood or other fluid to move from one part of the body to another. For example, a surgeon may implant a tube to drain cerebrospinal ...
syngeneic bone marrow transplantation
Health care; Cancer treatment
A procedure in which a person receives bone marrow donated by his or her healthy identical twin.
tropisetron
Health care; Cancer treatment
A substance used to treat nausea and vomiting caused by cancer treatment. It is not available in the United States. Tropisetron is a type of serotonin receptor antagonist and a ...
carcinomatous meningitis
Health care; Cancer treatment
A serious problem that may occur in cancer in which cancer cells spread from the original (primary) tumor to the meninges (thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain ...
congenital neutropenia
Health care; Cancer treatment
An inherited disorder in which there is a lower-than-normal number of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell that is important in fighting infections). Infants with the disorder ...
diverticulosis
Health care; Cancer treatment
A condition marked by small sacs or pouches in the walls of a hollow organ, such as the colon. These sacs can become inflamed and cause a condition called diverticulitis.
estrogen replacement therapy
Health care; Cancer treatment
Hormones given to postmenopausal women or to women who have had their ovaries surgically removed. Hormones are given to replace the estrogen no longer produced by the ovaries. ...
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