NCI Dictionary from PDQ®

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A33

AAP

abarelix

ABCD rating

abdomen

abdominal

abdominoperineal resection

ABI-007

ablation

abnormal

abscess

ABT-510

ABT-751

ABX-EGF

accelerated phase chronic myelogenous leukemia

ACE inhibitor

acetaminophen

acetylcysteine

achlorhydria

acitretin

acne

acoustic

acoustic neurofibromatosis

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

acridine carboxamide

acrylonitrile

actinic keratosis

action study

Activase

activate

acupressure

acupuncture

acustimulation

acute

acute leukemia

acute lymphoblastic leukemia

acute lymphocytic leukemia

acute myelogenous leukemia

acute myeloid leukemia

acute nonlymphocytic leukemia

acute pain

acyclovir

AD 32

Adderall

addiction

adenocarcinoma

adenoid cystic cancer

adenoma

adenopathy

adenosine triphosphate

adenovirus

adjunct agent

adjunctive therapy

adjuvant therapy

adrenal gland

adrenaline

adrenocortical

Adriamycin

adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma

adverse effect

AE-941

AEE788

aerobic

aerobic metabolism

aerobic respiration

aerodigestive tract

aerosolize

aflatoxin

AFP

AG-013736

AG2037

AG3340

AG337

agent study

agglutinin

aggressive

aggressive lymphoma

agnogenic myeloid metaplasia

agonist

agranulocyte

AIDS

AJCC staging system

alanine aminopeptidase

alanine transferase

alanosine

aldesleukin

alemtuzumab

alendronate sodium

Alimta

alkalinization

alkaloid

alkylating agent

ALL

all-trans retinoic acid

allele

allogeneic

allogeneic bone marrow transplantation

allogeneic stem cell transplantation

allogenic

allopurinol

Allovectin-7

aloe-emodin

alopecia

alpha-fetoprotein

Alteplase

alteration

alternative medicine

altretamine

alum

aluminum sulfate

ALVAC-CEA vaccine

alveoli

Amanita phalloides

Ambien®

amelanotic melanoma

amifostine

amikacin

amino acid sequence

aminocamptothecin

aminoglutethimide

aminoglycoside antibiotic

aminolevulinic acid

aminopterin

AML

amonafide

amoxicillin

amphotericin B

ampulla

ampulla of Vater

amputation

amsacrine

amylase

amyloidosis

anagrelide

anakinra

anal

analgesic

analog

analysis

anaphylactic shock

anaplastic

anaplastic large cell lymphoma

anaplastic thyroid cancer

anastomosis

anastrozole

ancestim

androblastoma

androgen

androgen ablation

androgen suppression

androgen-independent

anecdotal report

anemia

anesthesia

anesthesiologist

anesthetic

anetholtrithione

angelica root

angiogenesis

angiogenesis inhibitor

angiogram

angiography

angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma

angiosarcoma

angiostatin

angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor

anhydrovinblastine

anidulafungin

animal model

annamycin

anorexia

anorexia nervosa

ansamycin

antagonist

anterior mediastinotomy

anterior mediastinum

anthracenedione

anthracycline

anthraquinone

anti-CEA antibody

anti-idiotype vaccine

anti-inflammatory

antiandrogen

antiandrogen therapy

antiangiogenesis

antiangiogenic

antiapoptotic

antibiotic

antibody

antibody therapy

anticachexia

anticancer antibiotic

anticarcinogenic

anticoagulant

anticonvulsant

antidepressant

antiemetic

antiestrogen

antifolate

antifungal

antigen

antigen-presenting cell

antigen-presenting cell vaccine

antiglobulin test

antihormone therapy

antimetabolite

antimicrotubule agent

antimitotic agent

antineoplastic

antineoplastic antibiotic

antineoplaston

antioxidant

antiparasitic

antiretroviral therapy

antisense c-fos

antithymocyte globulin

antituberculosis

antitumor antibiotic

antiviral

anus

anxiolytic

aorta

APC

APC vaccine

APC8015

apheresis

aplastic anemia

aplidine

apocrine gland

apolizumab

apoptosis

appendectomy

appendix

aqueous

arctigenin

arctiin

areola

arginine butyrate

aromatase inhibitor

arrhenoblastoma

arsenic

arsenic trioxide

arterial embolization

arteriogram

arteriography

arthritis

asbestos

ascites

asparaginase

aspartate transaminase

aspergillosis

Aspergillus

aspirate

aspiration

aspirin

assay

assisted reproductive technology

asthenia

astrocyte

astrocytoma

asymmetry

asymptomatic

atamestane

ataxia

ataxia-telangiectasia

ataxic gait

atelectasis

athymic nude mouse

ATLL

ATP

atrasentan

attenuated

atypical hyperplasia

atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor

augmerosen

autoclave-resistant factor

autoimmune disease

autologous

autologous bone marrow

autologous bone marrow transplantation

autologous lymphocyte

autologous stem cell transplantation

autologous tumor cell

autosomal dominant

autosomal recessive

Avastin

axilla

axillary

axillary dissection

axillary lymph node

axillary lymph node dissection

azacitidine

azoxymethane

AZQ

AZT