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Adjunct therapy
Health care; Cancer treatment
Another treatment used together with the primary treatment. Its purpose is to assist the primary treatment. Also called adjunctive therapy.
Appendix
Health care; Cancer treatment
A small, fingerlike pouch that sticks out from the cecum (the first part of the large intestine near the end of the small intestine).
Bone marrow aspiration
Health care; Cancer treatment
A procedure in which a small sample of bone marrow is removed, usually from the hip bone, breastbone, or thigh bone. A small area of skin and the surface of the bone underneath are numbed with an ...
Abegrin
Health care; Cancer treatment
A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer and other conditions. Abegrin binds to a protein on the surface of blood vessels and may prevent the growth of new blood vessels ...
Anterior mediastinum
Health care; Cancer treatment
The area in the front part of the chest between the lungs. Also called prevascular space.
Biliary system
Health care; Cancer treatment
The organs and ducts that make and store bile (a fluid made by the liver that helps digest fat), and release it into the small intestine. The biliary system includes the gallbladder and bile ducts ...
Adjunctive therapy
Health care; Cancer treatment
Another treatment used together with the primary treatment. Its purpose is to assist the primary treatment. Also called adjunct therapy.
