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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
A substance used on the skin to soothe or heal wounds, burns, rashes, scrapes, or other skin problems. Also called unguent.
Industry:Health care
A benign (not cancer) growth on the skin that is formed by a cluster of melanocytes (cells that make a substance called melanin, which gives color to skin and eyes). A mole is usually dark and may be raised from the skin. Also called nevus.
Industry:Health care
A chemical reaction that takes place when a substance comes into contact with hydrogen or another reducing substance.
Industry:Health care
A synthetic gel that is used as an outer coating on breast implants and as the inside filling of some implants.
Industry:Health care
A trance-like state in which a person becomes more aware and focused and is more open to suggestion.
Industry:Health care
In cancer treatment, a process used to plan radiation therapy so that the target area is precisely located and marked.
Industry:Health care
The smallest particle of a substance that has all of the physical and chemical properties of that substance. Molecules are made up of one or more atoms. If they contain more than one atom, the atoms can be the same (an oxygen molecule has two oxygen atoms) or different (a water molecule has two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom). Biological molecules, such as proteins and DNA, can be made up of many thousands of atoms.
Industry:Health care
A flexible tube used to deliver fluids into or withdraw fluids from the body.
Industry:Health care
A hollow area or hole. It may describe a body cavity (such as the space within the abdomen) or a hole in a tooth caused by decay.
Industry:Health care
