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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
A drug or other substance used to prevent or stop seizures or convulsions. Also called anticonvulsant.
Industry:Health care
A group of minerals that take the form of tiny fibers. Asbestos has been used as insulation against heat and fire in buildings. Loose asbestos fibers breathed into the lungs can cause several serious diseases, including lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma (cancer found in the lining of the lungs, chest, or abdomen). Asbestos that is swallowed may cause cancer of the gastrointestinal tract.
Industry:Health care
A type of white blood cell. Monocytes and lymphocytes are agranulocytes.
Industry:Health care
A section of the breast that contains the lobules (the glands that make milk).
Industry:Health care
A chronic disease in which the bronchial airways in the lungs become narrowed and swollen, making it difficult to breathe. Symptoms include wheezing, coughing, tightness in the chest, shortness of breath, and rapid breathing. An attack may be brought on by pet hair, dust, smoke, pollen, mold, exercise, cold air, or stress.
Industry:Health care
A small part of a lobe in the breast. A breast lobule is a gland that makes milk.
Industry:Health care
A large, star-shaped cell that holds nerve cells in place and helps them develop and work the way they should. An astrocyte is a type of glial cell.
Industry:Health care
Surgery to rebuild the shape of the breast after a mastectomy.
Industry:Health care
The application of pressure or localized massage to specific sites on the body to control symptoms such as pain or nausea. It is a type of complementary and alternative medicine.
Industry:Health care
A tumor that begins in the brain or spinal cord in small, star-shaped cells called astrocytes.
Industry:Health care
