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'A' - Breast Health Terms and Definitions

Ablation
Abnormal
Abdomen
Accelerated phase
Acetaminophen
Achlorhydria
Acoustic
Action study
Activate
Actinic keratosis
Acupressure
Acupuncture
Acustimulation
Acute
Acute leukemia
Acute pain
Adenocrcinoma
Adenoma
Adenopathy
Adjunct agent
Adjunctive therapy
Adjuvant therapy
Adrenal glands
Adrenaline
Adverse effect
Aflatoxin
Aggressive
Agonist
Agranulocyte
Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation
Alkalinization
Alkaloid
Alkylating agent
Alopecia
Alpha-fetoprotein
Alternative medicine
Alveoli

Amifostine
Amputation
Amphotericin B
Amylase
Analgesic

Anaplastic
Anastamosis
Anastrozole
Androgen
Anecdotal report
Anemia
Anesthesia
Anesthesiologist
Anesthetic
Angelica root
Angiogenesis
Angiogenesis inhibitor
Angiogram
Angiography
Angiosarcoma
Anorexia
Anterior mediastinum
Antiandrogen
Antibiotics
Antibody
Anticonvulsant
Antigen
Anthracycline
Antithymocyte globulin
Antiangiogenesis
Antiangiogenic
Antibiotic
Antibody therapy
Anticancer antibiotic
Anticoagulant

Anticonvulsant
Antidepressant
Antiemetic
Antiestrogen
Antifungal
Antigen
Antigen-presenting cell
Antigen-presenting cell vaccine
Antihomone therapy
Anti-inflammatory
Antimetabolite
Antineoplastic
Antineoplastic antibiotic
Antineoplaston
Antioxidant
Anus
Apheresis
Apoptosis
Aplastic anemia
Areola
Aromatase inhibitor
Arterial embolization
Arteriogram
Asbestos
Ascites
Aspirate
Aspiration
Aspirin
Astrocytoma
Asymptomatic
Ataxia
Ataxic gait
Atypical hyperplasia
Autoimmune disease
Autologous
Autologous bone marrow transplantation
Autologous-toumor-cell
Axilla
Axillar dissection
Axillary dissection
Axillary
Axillary lymph node
Axillary lymph node disection


A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z


Unless otherwise noted, the breast health terms and definitions listed on this website are sourced from The National Cancer Institute (NCI), available online at http://www.cancer.gov
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