 | Cancer dictionary of words, acronyms, abbreviations, & medical terms. |
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- fractionation
- Dividing the total dose of radiation therapy into several smaller, equal doses delivered over a period of several days
- free radical
- A highly reactive chemical that often contains oxygen and is produced when molecules are split to give products that have unpaired electrons (a process called oxidation). Free radicals can More…
- freeze-dried
- A method used to dry substances, such as food, to make them last longer. The substance is frozen and then dried in a vacuum
- frozen section
- Slice of excised tissue that is quick-frozen and used on a slide to microscopically examine.
- FU
- follow up
- fulguration
- (ful-gyoor-AY-shun) Destroying tissue using an electric current.
- fulvestrant
- (fool-VES-trant) A drug that is used to treat breast cancer. Fulvestrant blocks the effects of the hormone estrogen in the body. It belongs to the family of drugs called antiestrogens
- functional magnetic resonance imaging
- A noninvasive tool used to observe functioning in the brain or other organs by detecting changes in chemical composition, blood flow, or both
- fundus
- The larger part of a hollow organ that is farthest away from the organ's opening. The bladder, gallbladder, stomach, uterus, eye, and cavity of the middle ear all have a fundus
- fungating
- Forming an elevated growth, usually neoplastic
- fungus
- A plant-like organism that does not make chlorophyll. Mushrooms, yeasts, and molds are examples. The plural is fungi
- FUP
- cisplatin and fluorouracil
- fusion protein
- A protein created by joining two genes together. Fusion proteins may occur naturally or can be created in the laboratory for research
- FVC
- forced vital capacity
- FZ
- flutamide and goserelin
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