 | Cancer dictionary of words, acronyms, abbreviations, & medical terms. |
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- PH
- past history
- pH
- hydrogen-ion concentration
- phagocyte
- An immune system cell that can surround and kill microorganisms and remove dead cells. Phagocytes include macrophages
- phantom limb pain
- The sensation of pain or other unpleasant feelings in the place of a missing (phantom) limb
- pharmaceutical
- Drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment
- pharmacist
- Health care professional who compounds and dispenses medications and other pharmaceutical supplies, using standard physical and chemical procedures to fill written prescriptions issued by More…
- pharmacokinetics
- The activity of drugs in the body over a period of time, including the processes by which drugs are absorbed, distributed in the body, localized in the tissues, and excreted
- pharmacopoeia
- A book describing chemicals, drugs, and other substances and how they are used as medicines. It is prepared by a recognized authority
- pharynx
- (FAIR-inks) The hollow tube about 5 inches long that starts behind the nose and ends at the top of the trachea (windpipe) and esophagus (the tube that goes to the stomach)
- phase I trial
- The first step in testing a new treatment in humans. These studies test the best way to give a new treatment (for example, by mouth, intravenous infusion, or injection) and the best dose. More…
- phase I/II trial
- A trial to study the safety, dosage levels, and response to a new treatment
- phase II trial
- A study to test whether a new treatment has an anticancer effect (for example, whether it shrinks a tumor or improves blood test results) and whether it works against a certain type of More…
- phase II/III trial
- A trial to study response to a new treatment and the effectiveness of the treatment compared with the standard treatment regimen
- phase III trial
- A study to compare the results of people taking a new treatment with the results of people taking the standard treatment (for example, which group has better survival rates or fewer side More…
- phase IV trial
- After a treatment has been approved and is being marketed, it is studied in a phase IV trial to evaluate side effects that were not apparent in the phase III trial. Thousands of people are More…
- phenethyl isothiocyanate
- PEITC. A naturally occurring compound found in some cruciferous vegetables. It is being studied as an agent to prevent cancer
- phenobarbital
- A sedative/anticonvulsant barbiturate that has been used to treat diarrhea and to increase the antitumor effect of other therapies
- phenotype
- Visible characteristics or traits of an organism
- phenoxodiol
- A substance that is being studied as a treatment for cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called signal transduction inhibitors
- phenylacetate
- A drug being studied in the treatment of cancer
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