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The largest area of the brain, the cerebrum occupies the uppermost part of the skull. It consists of two halves called hemispheres. Each half of the cerebrum is further divided into four lobes: frontal, temporal, parietal and occipital. The forebrain is the largest...
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Treatment of disease by means of chemical substances or drugs; usually used in reference to neoplastic (cancer) disease. Chemotherapy is a body-wide (systemic) treatment the use of drugs to kill bacteria, viruses, fungi, and cancer cells; administered by mouth or...
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Having a border, localized. Often associated with a capsule and benign tumors of the brain. For example, meningiomas, pituitary adenomas and acoustic neuromas. See diffuse.
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A morbid fear of being in a confined place. Claustrophobia; suffering from an abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces.
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That which can be observed in patients. Research that uses patients to test new treatments, as opposed to laboratory testing or research in animals. Clinical research is research that either directly involves a particular person or group of people or uses materials...
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A group of academic institutions and treatment centers cooperating to perform clinical research and clinical trials. The Clinical Trials Cooperative Group Program brings researchers, cancer centers, and doctors together into cooperative groups. These groups work with...
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Central Nervous System. The central nervous system (CNS) is made up of the spinal cord and brain. The brain receives nerve impulses from the spinal cord and cranial nerves. The spinal cord contains the nerves that carry messages between the body and the brain. Spinal...
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Childhood onset: adult patients with growth hormone deficiency from childhood. Childhood onset as in adult patients with growth hormone deficiency occurring in childhood. Also referring to childhood onset diseases such as type 1 diabetes.
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An instrument which allows visualization of the inside of the colon. A thin, tube-like instrument used to examine the inside of the colon. A colonoscope has a light and a lens for viewing and may have a tool to remove tissue.
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Procedure to examine the colon and rectal tissues by means of an instrument known as a colonoscope. Visual examination of the inner surface of the colon by means of an instrument for the examination of the interior of the colon — the division of the large...
