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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
A blood test to measure the blood levels of certain substances released by the liver. A high or low level of certain substances can be a sign of liver disease.
Industry:Health care
Swelling of the abdomen caused by gas in the intestines or peritoneal cavity. Also called tympanites.
Industry:Health care
An ability to invade and live in neural tissue. This term is usually used to describe the ability of viruses to infect nerve tissue.
Industry:Health care
An aggressive (fast-growing) type of acute myeloid leukemia in which there are too many immature blood-forming cells in the blood and bone marrow. It is usually marked by an exchange of parts of chromosomes 15 and 17. Also called acute promyelocytic leukemia and APL.
Industry:Health care
A fast growing type of brain tumor that occurs in or around the pineal gland, a tiny organ near the center of the brain.
Industry:Health care
A tumor that arises in the supporting connective tissue of an organ.
Industry:Health care
Radiation therapy to the mantle field, the spleen, the lymph nodes in the upper abdomen, and the lymph nodes in the pelvic area.
Industry:Health care
