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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
In medicine, describes the inability to have an erection of the penis adequate for sexual intercourse.
Industry:Health care
A method of delivering fluids and drugs directly to tumors in the peritoneal cavity.
Industry:Health care
A procedure using heat to remove tissue or a part of the body, or destroy its function. For example, to remove the lining of the uterus, a catheter is inserted through the cervix into the uterus, a balloon at the end of the catheter is inflated, and fluid inside the balloon is heated to destroy the lining of the uterus.
Industry:Health care
A line graph that shows changes in the electrical activity of the heart over time. It is made by an instrument called an electrocardiograph. The graph can show that there are abnormal conditions, such as blocked arteries, changes in electrolytes (particles with electrical charges), and changes in the way electrical currents pass through the heart tissue. Also called ECG and EKG.
Industry:Health care
Transmitted from parent to child by information contained in the genes.
Industry:Health care
In the laboratory (outside the body). The opposite of in vivo (in the body).
Industry:Health care
The tissue that lines the abdominal wall and covers most of the organs in the abdomen.
Industry:Health care
Something that increases the chance of developing a disease. Some examples of risk factors for cancer are age, a family history of certain cancers, use of tobacco products, being exposed to radiation or certain chemicals, infection with certain viruses or bacteria, and certain genetic changes.
Industry:Health care
In medicine, a procedure in which a heat-sensing infrared camera is used to record the surface heat produced by different parts of the body. Abnormal tissue growth can cause temperature changes, which may show up on the thermogram. Thermography may be used to diagnose breast cancer and other tumors.
Industry:Health care
