Posted over 1 year ago
- partial laryngectomy
- An operation to remove part of the larynx (voice box).
Posted over 1 year ago
- partial mastectomy
- The removal of cancer as well as some of the...
Posted over 1 year ago
- partial nephrectomy
- Surgery to remove part of one kidney or a kidney...
Posted over 1 year ago
- partial oophorectomy
- Surgery to remove part of one ovary or part of...
Posted over 1 year ago
- partial radical vulvectomy
- Surgery to remove most, but not all, of the vulva...
Posted over 1 year ago
- partial remission
- A decrease in the size of a tumor, or in...
Posted over 1 year ago
- partial response
- A decrease in the size of a tumor, or in...
Posted over 1 year ago
- partial vulvectomy
- Surgery to remove an affected area of the vulva (the...
Posted over 1 year ago
- pasireotide
- A synthetic long-acting cyclic peptide with somatostatin-like activity. Pasireotide activates...
Posted over 1 year ago
- passive antibody therapy
- Treatment with injections of antibodies made in another animal or...
Posted over 1 year ago
- pastoral counselor
- A person who is trained to give spiritual and mental...
Posted over 1 year ago
- patchouli
- A bushy herb that is a member of the mint...
Posted over 1 year ago
- paternal
- Having to do with the father, coming from the father,...
Posted over 1 year ago
- Paterson-Kelly syndrome
- A disorder marked by anemia caused by iron deficiency, and...
Posted over 1 year ago
- pathognomonic
- Having to do with a sign or symptom that is...
Posted over 1 year ago
- pathological stage
- The stage of cancer (extent of cancer in the body)...
Posted over 1 year ago
- pathological staging
- A method used to determine the stage of cancer (extent...
Posted over 1 year ago
- pathologic fracture
- A broken bone caused by disease, often by the spread...
Posted over 1 year ago
- pathologist
- A doctor who identifies diseases by studying cells and tissues...
Posted over 1 year ago
- pathology report
- The description of cells and tissues made by a pathologist...
Posted over 1 year ago
- patient advocate
- A person who helps a patient work with others who...
Posted over 1 year ago
- patient-controlled analgesia
- A method of pain relief in which the patient controls...
Posted over 1 year ago
- patient-specific follicular lymphoma-derived anti-idiotype vaccine
- A patient-specific cancer vaccine directed against the soluble protein idiotype...
Posted over 1 year ago
- Pavabid
- (Other name for: papaverine)
Posted over 1 year ago
- Pavatym
- (Other name for: papaverine)