8. per- h. through __g__ 9. -tomy i. within Exercise C. Match the medical term built from word parts with its meaning. Answers may be used more than once. __f__ 1. intradermal a. pertaining to the skin __c__ 2. xanthosis b. black tumor __a__ 3. cutaneous c. abnormal condition of yellow __i__ 4. dermatitis d. incision into the nail __b__ 5. melanoma e. pertaining to below the skin __d__ 6. onychotomy f. pertaining to within the skin __a__ 7. dermal g. red (blood)
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cancer. In such cases‚ the therapy that is added to enhance the effects of the primary therapy is referred to as adjuvant therapy. An example of adjuvant therapy is chemotherapy or radiotherapy administered after surgical removal of a tumor in an attempt to kill any tumor cells that remain following
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A Review of Nanomedicine Nanomedicine is the medical application of nanotechnology. The approaches to nanomedicine range from the medical use of nanomaterials‚ to nanoelectronic biosensors‚ and even possible future applications of molecular nanotechnology. Current problems for nanomedicine involve understanding the issues related to toxicity and environmental impact of nanoscale materials. Nanomedicine research is directly funded‚ with the US National Institutes of Health in 2005 funding a five-year
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violent father and became a sharpshooter. He later enrolled at Texas University where he met his wife (Eagleman par.7). He ended up murdering his mother‚ his wife and 13 people along with wounding 31 others. These acts were found to be linked to a tumor behind his temporal lobe causing intense pressure on his amygdala. Charles began to suffer from extreme headaches in 1966 (Macload pg.2). Shortly thereafter‚ he murdered his mother and left a note with her body saying that
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all until tumors are formed. Webmd.com (2013) explains‚ when a tumor develops‚ signs of early stages of breast cancer can include a lump in the breast or underarm‚ swelling in the armpit‚ pain or tenderness in the breast‚ and any change in the size‚ contour‚ texture or temperature of the breast b. B) Cancer.org (2012) explains the different types of testing and diagnosis for breast cancer. Mammogram: Screening test. A machine which takes an x-ray of the breast that shows any tumors or lumps on
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confirmed she had cancer again. I remember when my parents found out‚ me‚ my mom‚ and my brother were eating dinner. The room was dead silent‚ and we all ate without saying a word‚ which never happens. It turned out she had a 9 centimeter tumor in her lung and a smaller tumor in her brain. The tests to see exactly what kind of cancer it was took a couple of days. The doctors were thinking it was probably just a common lung cancer that had metastasized‚ but there was a small chance that it could be a rarer
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divide quickly and usual. These cells divide uncontrollably and invade other tissues. Not all tumors are cancerous‚ benign tumors are not classified as being cancer due to them not spreading to other parts in the body. Cancers are usually described by the body part they originated in. Some body parts may contain multiple types of tissue‚ so for precision‚ cancers are classified by the type of cell the tumor cells originated from. About eighty percent of head and
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How Does Technology Influence Our Daily Lives The tеrm „ technology“ has been defined by the ancient Greeks as a collective term of human achievements‚ inventions‚ creations‚ knоwledge and expertise. Without a doubt‚ technology dramatically affects our lives in virtually each and every aspect and area. One of the greatest and most heated contemporary debates has been: „Does technology influence our lives in a positive or negative way?“ In my opinion‚ technology by itself has neither positive
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intracavitary radiation) In this procedure the radiation oncologist places radioactive material (usually radium‚ cesium‚ or iridium)‚ into or onto the inflicted area. The purpose is to place the radioactive material as close to the tumor as possible. This can be done in two ways: (i) The radioactive materials are put in a sealed container‚ such as a tube or
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synthetic pathway to conjugate a human papillomavirus (HPV) E7 protein-derived peptide antigen to a star-polymer to create a macromolecular vaccine candidate to treat HPV-related cancers. These conjugates were able to reduce tumor growth and eradicate E7-expressing TC-1 tumors in mice after a single immunization‚ without the help of any external adjuvant. ■ INTRODUCTION Vaccination is one of the most cost-effective public health interventions‚ and has been proposed as a promising strategy
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