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- NBCCS
- nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome
- NBM
- nil by mouth
- NCI
- National Cancer Institute. NCI, part of the National Institutes of Health of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, is the Federal Government's principal agency for More…
- nebulizer
- A device used to turn liquid into a fine spray
- neck dissection
- (dye-SEK-shun) Surgery to remove lymph nodes and other tissues in the neck
- necrosis
- (ne-KRO-sis) Refers to the death of living tissues
- NED
- no evidence of disease
- needle biopsy
- The removal of tissue or fluid with a needle for examination under a microscope. Also called fine-needle aspiration
- needle core biopsy
- Percutaneous (through the skin) procedure where a core of tissue is removed by a biopsy needle for a pathologic study. Usually 5 to 6 cores of tissue are removed from the area.
- needle-localized biopsy
- A procedure that uses very thin needles or guide wires to mark the location of an abnormal area of tissue so it can be surgically removed. An imaging device is used to place the wire in or More…
- NEG
- negative
- negative axillary lymph node
- A lymph node in the armpit that is free of cancer
- negative test result
- A test result that fails to show the specific disease or condition for which the test was being done
- nelfinavir mesylate
- A drug that interferes with the ability of a virus to make copies of itself
- neoadjuvant therapy
- (NEE-o-AD-joo-vant) Treatment given before the primary treatment. Examples of neoadjuvant therapy include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and hormone therapy
- neoplasia
- (NEE-o-PLAY-zha) Abnormal and uncontrolled cell growth
- neoplasm
- An abnormal mass of tissue that results from excessive cell division. Neoplasms may be benign (not cancerous), or malignant (cancerous). Also called tumor
- neoplastic
- Of or related to or having the properties of a neoplasm
- neoplastic meningitis
- A condition in which cancer cells spread into the meninges (membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord)
- nephrectomy
- (neh-FREK-tuh-mee) Surgery to remove a kidney or part of a kidney. In a partial nephrectomy, part of one kidney or a tumor is removed, but not an entire kidney. In a simple nephrectomy, one More…
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