Treating disease by enhancing or suppressing the body’s immune system.
A tube leading from the eardrum to the outer ear.
An infected, diseased, or wounded area of tissue.
Tiny single-celled organisms that may cause disease, although most are harmless.
A test that measures the electrical activity of the heart and detects heart problems.
A hormone that regulates the body’s sleep-wake cycle.
A drug that prevents blood from clotting.
The body’s smallest blood vessels; they deliver oxygen and nutrients to tissues.
Hardened, thick skin that forms after repeated friction; often found on hands and the bottom of feet.
The movement of a body part, such as an arm or leg, away from the center of the body.
The most dangerous type of skin cancer.
The closing or blocking of a hollow organ or body part.
Inflammation of the lining of the stomach.
One of several types of weight loss surgery performed on people who are dangerously overweight, to restrict or reduce food intake and/or absorption.
The slow injection of a fluid into a vein or tissues.
Loss of brain function, common among former boxers, caused by repeated blows to the head.
A hole in an organ or tissue.
A simple sugar that is the body’s main source of energy.
Gas expelled through the anus.
Test results that show that a disease or substance isn’t present, even though it is.
A form of treatment that uses electrical energy, heat, cold, alcohol, or other modalities to destroy a small section of damaged tissue.
White blood cells that seek out and engulf foreign cells.
Abduction
Ablation
Allergic rhinitis
Bacteria
Bariatric
Callus
Capillaries
Dementia pugilistica
Ear canal
ECG
False negative
Flatus
Gastritis
Glucose
Heparin
Immunotherapy
Infusion
Lesion
Lumbar puncture
Melanoma
Melatonin
Neutrophils
Occlusion
Perforation
Seborrheic dermatitis
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