XERODERMA PIGMENTOSUM
a syndrome acquired as an autosomal recessive trait and characterized by severe photosensitivity. It is elicited by a flaw in…
VULVECTOMY
noun. the surgical removal of all or a portion of the vulva . A vulvectomy is carried out as a…
PROPHYLACTIC SURGERY
Prophylactic surgery is surgery performed in anticipation of the onset of a particular disease or condition in the organ or…
PSYCHOONCOLOGY
The study of psychological responses to cancer. These responses are studied as to how they relate to risk, detection, course…
RADIATION THERAPY
Also called radiotherapy, radiation therapy is primarily used in the treatment of cancers. A radioactive isotope may be implanted, or…
RUBINSTEIN-TAYBI SYNDROME (RSTS RTS)
Disease identified by small stature, medium to serious mental retardation, distinct facial characteristics, and wide thumbs and first toes. Additional…
LEUPROLIDE
a hormone which blocks the actions of androgens and oestrogens in the human body used in the treatment of tumours,…
MULTIMODAL TREATMENT APPROACH
is one method of curing a condition or disease by applying multiple treatments, one such example is in the treatment…
NATURAL KILLER CELL (NK CELL)
is one of the many types of lymphocyte white blood cell in the human body which destroy infected or cancerous…
ORCHIDECTOMY
noun. the surgical removal of at least one of the testicles. It might be done whenever a testicle is damaged…
CARCINOGEN
n. any cancer-causing substance which a person ingests or comes in contact with, directly. Also, any cancer-initiating agent which someone…
CRYPTORCHIDISM
noun. The state of a man whose testicles haven't lowered into the scrotum. It's not uncommon and doesn't hinder the…
ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN (A-FETOPROTEIN AFP)
a protein seen in the blood plasma of developing children while inutero and cultivated by a few growths in mature…
AMPUTATION
with regard to the medical or trauma-related separation of an appendage from the core body or from another limb on…
AMSTERDAM CRITERIA
the traditional requirements for recognizing a family with genetic nonpolyposis colorectal cancer. The requirements are marked by a three-two-one prototype:…