M. Canfield Willis - Medical Terminology CH. 5, Therapeutic Terms: Set 8
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JillSuzanne on December 15, 2011
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Marjorie Canfield Willis- Medical terminology
Chapter 5 - Integumentary System
THERAPEUTIC TERMS
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 chemotherapy | treatment of malignancies, infections, and other diseases with chemical agents that destroy selected cell or impair their ability to reproduce |
| radiation therapy | treatment of neoplastic disease by using ionizing radiation to deter proliferation of malignant cells |
| sclerotherapy | use of sclerosing agents in treating diseases (ex. injection of a saline solution into a dilated blood vessel tumor in the skin, resulting in a hardening of the tissue within and eventual sloughing away of the lesion |
| ultraviolet therapy | use of an ultraviolet light to promote healing of a skin lesion (ex. an ulcer) |
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