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- placebo
- An inactive substance or treatment that looks the same as, and is given the same way as, an active drug or treatment being tested. The effects of the active drug or treatment are compared to More…
- placebo-controlled
- Refers to a clinical study in which the control patients receive a placebo
- placenta
- The organ that nourishes the developing fetus in the uterus
- placental blood transplantation
- The transfer of blood from a placenta to an individual whose own blood production system is suppressed. Placental blood contains high levels of stem cells needed to produce new blood cells. More…
- plant sterol
- A plant-based compound that can compete with dietary cholesterol to be absorbed by the intestines, resulting in lower blood cholesterol levels. Plant sterols may have some effect in cancer More…
- PLAP
- antibody - placental alkaline phosphatase
- plasma
- (PLAS-ma) The clear, yellowish, fluid part of the blood that carries the blood cells. The proteins that form blood clots are in plasma
- plasma cell
- A type of white blood cell that produces antibodies
- plasma membrane
- The outer membrane of a cell
- plasmacytic
- Having to do with plasma cells (a type of white blood cells)
- plasmacytoma
- (PLAS-ma-sye-TOE-ma) Cancer of the plasma cells (white blood cells that produce antibodies) that may turn into multiple myeloma
- plasmapheresis
- (plas-ma-fer-EE-sis) The process of separating certain cells from the plasma in the blood by a machine; only the cells are returned to the person. Plasmapheresis can be used to remove More…
- plastic surgeon
- A surgeon who specializes in reducing scarring or disfigurement that may occur as a result of accidents, birth defects, or treatment for diseases
- plastic surgery
- An operation that restores or improves the appearance of body structures
- platelet
- (PLAYT-let) A type of blood cell that helps prevent bleeding by causing blood clots to form. Also called a thrombocyte
- platinum
- A metal that is an important component of some anticancer drugs, such as cisplatin and carboplatin
- PLB
- primary lymphoma of bone
- pleomorphic
- Occurring in various distinct forms. In terms of cells, having variation in the size and shape of cells or their nuclei
- pleura
- (PLOOR-a) A thin layer of tissue covering the lungs and lining the interior wall of the chest cavity. It protects and cushions the lungs. This tissue secretes a small amount of fluid that More…
- pleural cavity
- The space enclosed by the pleura, which is a thin layer of tissue that covers the lungs and lines the interior wall of the chest cavity
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