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- osteosarcoma
- A cancer of the bone that usually affects the large...
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- ostomy
- An operation to create an opening (a stoma) from an...
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- OTC
- A medicine that can be bought without a prescription (doctor’s...
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- otolaryngologist
- A doctor who specializes in treating diseases of the ear,...
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- ounce
- A measure of weight (one-sixteenth pound) and volume (one-eighth cup).
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- outcome
- A specific result or effect that can be measured. Examples...
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- outpatient
- A patient who visits a health care facility for diagnosis...
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- Ovaban
- (Other name for: megestrol acetate)
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- OvaRex
- (Other name for: oregovomab)
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- ovarian
- Having to do with the ovaries, the female reproductive glands...
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- ovarian ablation
- Surgery, radiation therapy, or a drug treatment to stop the...
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- ovarian borderline malignant tumor
- A condition in which cells that may become cancer form...
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- ovarian cancer
- Cancer that forms in tissues of the ovary (one of...
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- ovarian cancer peptide vaccine
- A cancer vaccine comprised of synthetic peptides corresponding to naturally-occurring...
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- ovarian epithelial cancer
- Cancer that occurs in the cells on the surface of...
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- ovarian germ cell tumor
- An abnormal mass of tissue that forms in germ (egg)...
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- ovarian low malignant potential tumor
- A condition in which cells that may become cancer form...
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- ovarian suppression
- Surgery, radiation therapy, or a drug treatment to stop the...
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- ovary
- One of a pair of female reproductive glands in which...
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- OVax
- (Other name for: autologous dinitrophenyl-modified ovarian cancer vaccine)
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- overactive thyroid
- Too much thyroid hormone. Symptoms include weight loss, chest pain,...
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- overall survival rate
- The percentage of people in a study or treatment group...
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- overdose
- An amount of drug that is more than what should...
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- overexpress
- In biology, to make too many copies of a protein...
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- overgrowth syndrome
- A group of genetic disorders in which there is an...