A surgical procedure used to remove moles, cysts, skin cancer, and other skin growths using local anesthesia. To treat skin cancer, the doctor uses a scalpel to … [Read more...]
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excrete
To get rid of waste material from the blood, tissues, or organs by a normal discharge (such as sweat, urine, or stool). … [Read more...]
exemestane
A synthetic androgen analogue. Exemestane binds irreversibly to and inhibits the enzyme aromatase, thereby blocking the conversion of cholesterol to … [Read more...]
exenteration
Surgery to remove organs within a body cavity. … [Read more...]
Exherin
(Other name for: ADH-1) … [Read more...]
exisulind
An inactive metabolite of the nonsteroidal, anti-inflammatory agent sulindac. After oral administration, sulindac undergoes extensive biotransformation … [Read more...]
Exjade
(Other name for: deferasirox) … [Read more...]
exocrine cancer
A disease in which malignant (cancer) cells are found in the tissues of the pancreas. Also called pancreatic cancer. … [Read more...]
exocrine pancreas cell
A pancreatic cell that produces enzymes that are secreted into the small intestine. These enzymes help digest food as it passes through the gastrointestinal … [Read more...]
expanded access trial
A way to provide an investigational therapy to a patient who is not eligible to receive that therapy in a clinical trial, but who has a serious or … [Read more...]