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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
A substance used to treat moderate to severe pain. Narcotics are like opiates such as morphine and codeine, but are not made from opium. They bind to opioid receptors in the central nervous system. Narcotics are now called opioids.
Industry:Health care
An operation to create an opening (a stoma) from an area inside the body to the outside. Colostomy and urostomy are types of ostomies.
Industry:Health care
The study of the structure and function of proteins, including the way they work and interact with each other inside cells.
Industry:Health care
Abnormal cells are found in the mucosa (innermost layer) of the colon and/or rectal wall. These abnormal cells may become cancer.
Industry:Health care
The muscular canal extending from the uterus to the exterior of the body. Also called birth canal.
Industry:Health care
A rare type of cancer that occurs in the ventricles of the brain. It usually occurs in children younger than 2 years.
Industry:Health care
