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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
A dentist who specializes in surgery of the mouth, face, and jaw.
Industry:Health care
Around the time of surgery. This usually lasts from the time the patient goes into the hospital or doctor's office for surgery until the time the patient goes home.
Industry:Health care
Surgery intended to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer by removing the ovaries before disease develops.
Industry:Health care
In biology, the process in cells by which an enzyme makes a copy of DNA from RNA. The enzyme that makes the DNA copy is called reverse transcriptase and is found in retroviruses, such as the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Reverse transcription can also be carried out in the laboratory.
Industry:Health care
A temporary loss of feeling in the abdomen and/or the lower part of the body. Special drugs called anesthetics are injected into the fluid in the lower part of the spinal column to cause the loss of feeling. The patient stays awake during the procedure. It is a type of regional anesthesia. Also called SAB, spinal anesthesia, and subarachnoid block.
Industry:Health care
One of two egg-shaped glands inside the scrotum that produce sperm and male hormones. Also called testis.
Industry:Health care
The soft flap of tissue that hangs down at the back of the mouth (at the edge of the soft palate). Also called palatine uvula.
Industry:Health care
An x-ray of the structures inside the chest. An x-ray is a type of high-energy radiation that can go through the body and onto film, making pictures of areas inside the chest, which can be used to diagnose disease.
Industry:Health care
A chemical compound that is used to make one of the building blocks of DNA and RNA. It is a type of pyrimidine.
Industry:Health care
A study that compares large groups of people instead of individuals for differences in things such as cancer rates. The groups can differ by location (for example, city, county, or country). They can also differ by time (a few days, years, or decades). Groups can be immigrants (compared with people who are native to the country) or people with different types of jobs. The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program conducts ecological studies to collect information on cancer rates over time in certain parts of the United States. Also called ecologic study.
Industry:Health care
