Breast Cancer definitions beginning with P

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(pal-ee-uh-tiv) affording relief, but not cure. An alleviating medicine.
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(path ALL' uh jist) a doctor who specializes in examining tissue and diagnosing disease.
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Browse Related Terms: diagnose, Implant radiation, medical oncologist, oncologist, radiation, radiation oncologist, radiation therapy, radiologist, Radiotherapeutic ablation

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(pih-too'ih-tar"e gland) an epithelial body located at the base of the brain which releases neurohormones that it receives from the hypothalamus.
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Browse Related Terms: anesthesia, Disease, Glial cells, hormone, Immune, inflammatory, Myelin sheath, rheumatoid arthritis, Schwann cells, stroma, Tissue

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(pluh-see'-bow) an inactive or "dummy" medication used especially in controlled experiments testing the effectiveness of another substance (such as a drug).
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(PLA'-stik SUR'-jun) is a surgeon who specializes in reducing scarring or disfigurement that may occur as a result of accidents, birth defects, or treatment for diseases.
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Browse Related Terms: aspiration, biopsy, contraindications, surgeon

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(ploy' dee) refers the amount of DNA in cells.
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Browse Related Terms: aneuploid, Chromosome, Diploidy, DNA cytometry, DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid, flow cytometry, Image cytometry

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(poz'ih-tiv) having a value greater than zero; indicating existence or presence of a condition, organism, etc., characterized by affirmation or cooperation.
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(post men'o-pawz"ul) describes the time of life after the ovaries have stopped making estrogen.
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Browse Related Terms: Menopausal, Menopause, Menses, premenopausal

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(pree men'o-pawz"ul) describes the time of life when the ovaries start making less estrogen in preparation to stop making estrogen completely.
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(pro li" fer uh tiv) the reproduction or multiplication similar forms, such as cells.
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(pro"fi-lak'tik) tending to ward off disease.
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(soo'-doh-guy'-neh-co-mast"-ee-uh) false gynecomastia; condition of fat distribution in men and boys that makes them appear as if they have breasts. For more information, see Gynecomastia.
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Browse Related Terms: Apocrine Metaplasia, Duct Ectasia, Gynecomastia, lumpectomy, mastectomy, metaplasia

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