Glossary All, Item, Recipes starting with T
Substances found in blood or other fluids that identify the presence of a tumor, and/or the tumor type. Often measured in blood.
Glossary All, Item, Recipes starting with T
(Superior, middle, or inferior.) Bony prominences in the nasal passageway. A bone in the nose that is situated along the side wall of the nose and is covered by mucous membrane.
Glossary All, Item, Recipes starting with U
Visualization of structures in the body by recording the reflections of sound waves directed into tissues. May be used during surgery. Also called ultrasound scanning or sonography, uses high-frequency sound waves to obtain images inside the body. Neurosonography...
Glossary All, Item, Recipes starting with U
An immature, embryonic, or primitive cell. It has a nonspecific appearance with multiple nonspecific activities and functions poorly. See differentiate, dedifferentiate. In cancer, refers to how mature (developed) the cancer cells are in a tumor. Differentiated tumor...
Glossary All, Item, Recipes starting with U
The hollow muscular organ in which the impregnated ovum (egg) is developed into an infant. The uterus is about 7.5 cm in length in the nonpregnant woman, and consists of a main portion (body) with an elongated lower part (neck), at the extremity of which is the...
Glossary All, Item, Recipes starting with V
Relating to or containing blood vessels. The vascular system is the body’s network of blood vessels; the arteries, veins and capillaries that carry blood to and from the heart.
Glossary All, Item, Recipes starting with V
The blood supply of a tumor. The blood supply of a tumor.
Glossary All, Item, Recipes starting with W
Waist:Hip Ratio A measure of truncal obesity, a particular feature of GH deficient patients.
Glossary All, Item, Recipes starting with X
A radiograph or radiation used in diagnostics or treatment. 1) The ionizing electromagnetic radiation emitted from a highly evacuated tube, resulting from the excitation of the inner orbital electrons by the bombardment of the target anode with a stream of electrons...
