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colorectal cancer

Cancer that develops in the colon (the longest part of the large intestine) and/or the rectum (the last several inches of the large intestine before the anus). … [Read more...]

colostomy

An opening into the colon from the outside of the body. A colostomy provides a new path for waste material to leave the body after part of the colon has been … [Read more...]

colposcope

A lighted magnifying instrument used to examine the vagina and cervix. … [Read more...]

colposcopy

Examination of the vagina and cervix using a lighted magnifying instrument called a colposcope. … [Read more...]

Colprosterone

(Other name for: therapeutic progesterone) … [Read more...]

coma

A condition in which a patient is in a state of deep sleep and cannot be awakened. A coma may be caused by many things, including trauma, drugs, toxins, or … [Read more...]

Combidex

(Other name for: ferumoxtran-10) … [Read more...]

combination chemotherapy

Treatment using more than one anticancer drug. … [Read more...]

Combotox

(Other name for: deglycosylated ricin A chain-conjugated anti-CD19/anti-CD22 immunotoxins) … [Read more...]

combretastatin A1 diphosphate

The diphosphate prodrug of the stilbenoid combretastatin A1, originally isolated from the plant Combretum caffrum, with vascular-disrupting and antineoplastic … [Read more...]