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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
A type of immune cell. Most white blood cells are made in the bone marrow and are found in the blood and lymph tissue. White blood cells help the body fight infections and other diseases. Granulocytes, monocytes, and lymphocytes are white blood cells. Also called leukocyte and WBC.
Industry:Health care
A scientist who studies the patterns, causes, and control of disease in groups of people.
Industry:Health care
The study of the patterns, causes, and control of disease in groups of people.
Industry:Health care
The small, hollow, pear-shaped organ in a woman's pelvis. This is the organ in which a fetus develops. Also called uterus.
Industry:Health care
The process of filtering the blood when the kidneys are not able to cleanse it.
Industry:Health care
The normal response to a major loss, such as the death of a loved one. Grief may also be felt by a person with a serious, long-term illness or with a terminal illness. It may include feelings of great sadness, anger, guilt, and despair. Physical problems, such as not being able to sleep and changes in appetite, may also be part of grief.
Industry:Health care
In medicine, the rules and procedures for doing research and evaluating results.
Industry:Health care
A break in the skin or other body tissues caused by injury or surgical incision (cut).
Industry:Health care
The use of illegal drugs or the use of prescription or over-the-counter drugs or alcohol for purposes other than those for which they are meant to be used, or in excessive amounts. Substance abuse may lead to social, physical, emotional, and job-related problems.
Industry:Health care
The length of a straight line that extends from one edge of a tumor or other object, through its center and to the opposite edge. It is usually used to measure the size of round or spherical shapes.
Industry:Health care
