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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
An abnormal collection of fluid between the thin layers of tissue (pleura) lining the lung and the wall of the chest cavity.
Industry:Health care
A procedure to remove tissue from the cervical canal or the inner lining of the uterus. The cervix is dilated (made larger) and a curette (spoon-shaped instrument) is inserted into the uterus to remove tissue. Also called D&C and dilatation and curettage.
Industry:Health care
An operation to remove the supraglottis, which is part of the larynx (voice box) above the vocal cords.
Industry:Health care
Inside the uterus (the small, hollow, pear-shaped organ in a woman’s pelvis in which a fetus develops).
Industry:Health care
Fluid made by the pancreas. Pancreatic juices contain proteins called enzymes that aid in digestion.
Industry:Health care
An x-ray image of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder. It is made after a substance that shows up on x-rays is injected into a blood vessel. The substance outlines the kidneys, ureters, and bladder as it flows through the system and collects in the urine. An intravenous pyelogram is usually made to look for a block in the flow of urine.
Industry:Health care
Cancer that has spread from where it started in the breast into surrounding, healthy tissue. Most invasive breast cancers start in the ducts (tubes that carry milk from the lobules to the nipple). Invasive breast cancer can spread to other parts of the body through the blood and lymph systems. Also called infiltrating breast cancer.
Industry:Health care
In biology, the beginning of pregnancy, marked by fertilization of an egg by a sperm.
Industry:Health care
