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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
The arrangement of amino acids in a protein. Proteins can be made from 20 different kinds of amino acids, and the structure and function of each protein are determined by the kinds of amino acids used to make it and how they are arranged.
Industry:Health care
A nutrient in the vitamin B complex that the body needs in small amounts to function and stay healthy. Bacteria that live in the intestines need aminobenzoic acid to survive. Aminobenzoic acid is found in grains and foods from animals. It is being studied as a radiosensitizer (a substance that makes tumor cells more sensitive to radiation therapy) and in the treatment of certain skin disorders. Also called PABA and para-aminobenzoic acid.
Industry:Health care
Pertaining to the armpit area, including the lymph nodes that are located there.
Industry:Health care
An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called topoisomerase inhibitors.
Industry:Health care
Surgery to remove lymph nodes found in the armpit region. Also called axillary lymph node dissection.
Industry:Health care
An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitors. Aminoglutethimide is used to decrease the production of sex hormones (estrogen in women or testosterone in men) and suppress the growth of tumors that need sex hormones to grow.
Industry:Health care
A lymph node in the armpit region that drains lymph from the breast and nearby areas.
Industry:Health care
A substance that works against many types of bacteria and includes streptomycin, gentamicin, and neomycin. An aminoglycoside antibiotic is used to treat bacterial infections.
Industry:Health care
Surgery to remove lymph nodes found in the armpit region. Also called axillary dissection.
Industry:Health care
