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- total hysterectomy
- Surgery to remove the entire uterus, including the cervix. Also...
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- total laryngectomy
- An operation to remove all of the larynx (voice box).
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- total mastectomy
- Removal of the breast. Also called simple mastectomy.
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- total nodal irradiation
- Radiation therapy to the mantle field, the spleen, the lymph...
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- total pancreatectomy
- Surgery to remove the entire pancreas. Part of the stomach,...
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- total parenteral nutrition
- A form of nutrition that is delivered into a vein....
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- total PSA
- The total amount of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in the blood....
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- total skin electron beam radiation therapy
- A type of radiation therapy using electrons that is directed...
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- Totect
- A drug used to treat the toxic effects of an...
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- totipotent
- Having to do with cells that are able to develop...
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- tourniquet
- A device, such as a strip of cloth or a...
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- toxemia
- Disease caused by the spread of bacteria and their toxins...
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- toxic
- Having to do with poison or something harmful to the...
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- toxicity
- The extent to which something is poisonous or harmful.
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- toxicology
- The study of poisons, including the source, effect, and treatment...
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- toxin
- A poison made by certain bacteria, plants, or animals, including...
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- TP-38 immunotoxin
- A substance being studied in the treatment of brain tumors....
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- tPA
- An enzyme made in the body that helps dissolve blood...
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- TPN
- A form of nutrition that is delivered into a vein....
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- TPO
- A substance made by the body that helps make blood...
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- trabectedin
- A substance that comes from a type of sea squirt...
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- trabecular cancer
- A rare type of cancer that forms on or just...
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- trace element
- An element found in very small amounts in a given...
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- tracer
- A substance (such as a radioisotope) used in imaging procedures.
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- trachea
- The airway that leads from the larynx (voice box) to...