CANCER/NUCLEAR MEDICINE/PHARMACOLOGY

anticoagulant

medications that reduce the ability of blood to clot

intravenous

the application of a drug within a vein

in vitro

experiments performed outside of a living organism

molecular pharmacology

study of interaction of drugs and their target molecules

retinoblastoma

rare cancer that affects the retina; common in young children

subcutaneous

underneath skin

synergism

combination of two drugs causes an effect that is greater than the sum of the individual effects of each drug alone

transdermal

the application of a medicine or drug through the skin

what does staging of a tumor mean?

extent of spread in the body

what is an example of an inheritable cancer?

breast, ovarian

nuclear medicine

the medical specialty that studies the characteristics and uses of radioactive substances in diagnosis of disease

incisional biopsy

removes a portion of a lesion or tumor

cystic

fluid-filled

medullary

solid and dense

polyploid

growths that protrude from the mucous lining of organs

ulcerating

tumors that exhibit erosion or breakdown of the surface tissue, forming an ulcer

what type of drug is penicillin?

antibiotic

what term refers to when a disease returns?

relapse

excisional biopsy

removes the entire lesion or tumor, along with surrounding tissue