 | Cancer dictionary of words, acronyms, abbreviations, & medical terms. |
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- amoxicillin
- An antibiotic drug used to treat infection. It belongs to the family of drugs called penicillins or penicillin derivatives
- amphotericin B
- A drug used in the treatment of infections caused by fungi. It belongs to the family of drugs called antifungals
- ampulla
- A sac-like enlargement of a canal or duct
- ampulla of Vater
- An enlargement of the ducts from the liver and pancreas at the point where they enter the small intestine
- ampullary carcinoma
- Cancerous bile duct tumor found where the duct passes through the wall of the duodenum and ampullary papilla. aka: Ampulla of Vater Carcinoma
- amputation
- (am-pyoo-TAY-shun) Surgery to remove part or all of a limb or appendage
- amsacrine
- An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called topoisomerase inhibitors
- amylase
- (AM-il-aze) An enzyme that helps the body digest starches
- amyloid
- Waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue
- amyloidosis
- A group of diseases in which protein is deposited in specific organs (localized amyloidosis) or throughout the body (systemic amyloidosis). Amyloidosis may be either primary (with no known More…
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