Invasion and multiplication of germs in the body. Infections can occur in any part of the body and can spread throughout the body. The germs may be bacteria, … [Read more...]
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Infergen
(Other name for: interferon alfacon-1) … [Read more...]
inferior vena cava
A large vein that empties into the heart. It carries blood from the legs and feet and from organs in the abdomen and pelvis. … [Read more...]
infertile
Unable to produce children. … [Read more...]
infertility
The inability to produce children. … [Read more...]
infiltrating breast cancer
Cancer that has spread from where it started in the breast into surrounding, healthy tissue. Most infiltrating breast cancers start in the ducts (tubes that … [Read more...]
infiltrating cancer
Cancer that has spread beyond the layer of tissue in which it developed and is growing into surrounding, healthy tissues. Also called invasive cancer. … [Read more...]
infiltrating ductal carcinoma
The most common type of invasive breast cancer. It starts in the cells that line the milk ducts in the breast, grows outside the ducts, and often spreads to the … [Read more...]
inflammation
Redness, swelling, pain, and/or a feeling of heat in an area of the body. This is a protective reaction to injury, disease, or irritation of the tissues. … [Read more...]
inflammatory
Having to do with inflammation (redness, swelling, pain, and a feeling of heat that helps protect tissues affected by injury or disease). … [Read more...]