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- common hepatic duct
- A tube that carries bile from the liver. It starts...
Posted almost 2 years ago
- Community Advisory Board
- In medicine, a group of non-scientist volunteers that serves as...
Posted almost 2 years ago
- comorbidity
- The condition of having two or more diseases at the...
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- comparative anatomy
- The comparison of the structure (anatomy) of one animal or...
Posted almost 2 years ago
- compassionate use trial
- A way to provide an investigational therapy to a patient...
Posted almost 2 years ago
- complementary and alternative medicine
- Forms of treatment that are used in addition to (complementary)...
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- complementary medicine
- Practices often used to enhance or complement standard treatments. They...
Posted almost 2 years ago
- complement protein
- One of a group of about 20 proteins that is...
Posted almost 2 years ago
- complete blood count
- A test to check the number of red blood cells,...
Posted almost 2 years ago
- complete hysterectomy
- Surgery to remove the entire uterus, including the cervix. Also...
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- complete metastasectomy
- Surgery to remove all metastases (tumors formed from cells that...
Posted almost 2 years ago
- complete prevalence
- Complete Prevalence represents the proportion of people alive on a...
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- complete remission
- The disappearance of all signs of cancer in response to...
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- complete response
- The disappearance of all signs of cancer in response to...
Posted almost 2 years ago
- complex decongestive therapy
- Treatment to reduce lymphedema (swelling caused by a buildup of...
Posted almost 2 years ago
- compliance
- The act of following a medical regimen or schedule correctly...
Posted almost 2 years ago
- complication
- In medicine, a medical problem that occurs during a disease,...
Posted almost 2 years ago
- composite lymphoma
- A rare form of lymphoma (cancer that begins in cells...
Posted almost 2 years ago
- compound
- In science, a substance that is made up of more...
Posted almost 2 years ago
- Compound 42
- (Other name for: warfarin)
Posted almost 2 years ago
- compound nevus
- A type of mole formed by groups of nevus cells...
Posted almost 2 years ago
- compression
- A pressing or squeezing together. In medicine, it can describe...
Posted almost 2 years ago
- compression bandage
- A bandage designed to provide pressure to a particular area.
Posted almost 2 years ago
- compression fracture
- A type of break in a bone caused by pressure...
Posted almost 2 years ago
- compression garment
- A tight-fitting, elastic garment, such as a sleeve or stocking....