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Liver biopsy
Definition Definition A liver biopsy is a medical procedure performed to obtain a small piece of liver tissue for diagnostic testing. Liver...
Encyclopedia of Cancer, 02/28/05 by Ph.D. Lata Cherath · More from publication -
Colonoscopy
Definition Definition Colonoscopy is a medical procedure during which a long, flexible, tubular instrument called the colonoscope is used to view...
Encyclopedia of Cancer, 02/28/05 by Ph.D. Lata Cherath · More from publication -
Of Scabs and Showers: Teaching Science In Middle School
"Dr. Cherath, can we please look at my blood under the microscope? I just pulled this scab and there is so much blood. Please, it'll be so cool."...
Montessori Life, 04/01/04 by Cherath, Lata · More from publication -
Head and neck cancer
HASH(0x22ff0e0) Definition The term head and neck cancers refers to a group of cancers found in the head and neck region. This includes tumors...
Encyclopedia of Medicine, 04/06/01 by Lata Cherath · More from publication -
Leukemias, acute
HASH(0xbf0110) Definition Leukemia is a cancer that starts in the organs that make blood, namely the bone marrow and the lymph system. Depending on...
Encyclopedia of Medicine, 04/06/01 by Lata Cherath · More from publication -
Leukemias, chronic
HASH(0x2403ce0) Definition Chronic leukemia is a disease in which too many white blood cells are made in the bone marrow. Depending on the type of...
Encyclopedia of Medicine, 04/06/01 by Lata Cherath · More from publication -
Ovarian cancer
HASH(0x21f08e0) Definition Ovarian cancer is a disease in which the cells in the ovaries become abnormal and start to grow uncontrollably, forming...
Encyclopedia of Medicine, 04/06/01 by Lata Cherath · More from publication -
Bladder cancer
HASH(0x221d580) Definition Bladder cancer is a disease in which the cells lining the urinary bladder lose the ability to regulate their growth and...
Encyclopedia of Medicine, 04/06/01 by Lata Cherath · More from publication -
Liver biopsy
HASH(0x22fe5f0) Definition A liver biopsy is a medical procedure performed to obtain a small piece of liver tissue for diagnostic testing. The...
Encyclopedia of Medicine, 04/06/01 by Lata Cherath · More from publication -
Lung biopsy
HASH(0x21da530) Definition Lung biopsy is a medical procedure performed to obtain a small piece of lung tissue for examination under a microscope....
Encyclopedia of Medicine, 04/06/01 by Lata Cherath · More from publication
