Cancer dictionary of words, acronyms, abbreviations, & medical terms.
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AAF
astrocytoma with atypical/anaplastic foci
AAF/OL
anaplastic astrocytomas /oligodendrogliomas
AAOMP
American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology See also: American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology Website
AAP
"Alanine aminopeptidase. An enzyme that is used as a biomarker to detect damage to the kidneys, and that may be used to help diagnose certain kidney disorders. It is found at high More…
AAPB
American Association of Pathologists and Bacteriologists
AAPS
American Association of Plastic Surgeons See also: American Association of Plastic Surgeons Website
AARDA
American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association See also: American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association Website
AB
antibody
ABC
advanced breast cancer OR absolute basophil count
ABCD
The warming signs for melanomas Asymmetry, Border, Color, and Diameter.
ABCD rating
A staging system for prostate cancer that uses ABCD. “A” and “B” refer to cancer that is confined to the prostate. “C” refers to cancer that has grown out of the prostate but has not spread More…
abdomen
(AB-do-men) The area of the body that contains the pancreas, stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder, and other organs
abdominal
Having to do with the abdomen, which is the part of the body between the chest and the hips that contains the pancreas, stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder, and other organs
abdominoperineal resection
Surgical removal of a section of the lower bowel along with adjacent lymph nodes done through abdominal and perineal incisions. This procedure may be done for rectal cancers.
ABE
atypical bronchial epithelium
ABJS
Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons See also: Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons Website
ABL
ableson oncogene ◊ acute biphenotypic leukemia
ablation
In medicine, the removal or destruction of a body part or tissue or its function. Ablation may be performed by surgery, hormones, drugs, radiofrequency, heat, or other methods
ABMT
autologous bone marrow transplant
abnormal
Not normal. In referring to a lesion or growth, may be cancerous or premalignant (likely to become cancer)
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