| CSF | cancer family syndrome; cerebrospinal fluid; cold stability factor; colony-stimulating factor; coron... |
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| DRF | Daily Rating Form; daily replacement factor; Deafness Research Foundation; dose reduction factor |
| EDF | eosinophil differentiation factor; erythroid differentiation factor; extradural fluid |
| EIF | erythrocyte initiation factor; eukaryotic initiation factor |
| FF | degree of fineness of abrasive particles; fat-free; father factor; fecal frequency; fertility factor... |
| debulking of tumour | <surgery> The surgical removal of as much of a tumour as is possible, although the surgeon is unable to remove the whole thing. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| superior pulmonary sulcus tumour | <oncology, tumour> Tumour originating from the superior sulcus of the lung that invades all or a portion of the brachial plexus. (16 Dec 1997) |
| dermal duct tumour | A benign small tumour derived from the intradermal part of eccrine sweat gland ducts occurring often on the head and neck. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermoid / epidermoid tumour | <radiology> Intracranial pearly tumour, congenital ectodermal tumour, stratified squamous capsule secretes cholestrine and desquamated cells, site: petrous apex / cerebellopontine angle (most common), suprasellar cistern (parasellar mass), cerebral hemisphere, cerebellum / 4th ventricle, CT: low density (due to fat content); occasionally high density, no enhancement, extra-axial (12 Dec 1998) |
| dermoid tumour | A collection of cancerous cells which form cysts that contain one or more of the three primary embryonic germ layers: skin, hair or teeth. (27 Sep 1997) |
| desmoid tumour | <anatomy> Resembling, or having the characteristics of, a ligament; ligamentous. Origin: Gr. Desmos ligament. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| DNA tumour virus | <oncology, virology> Virus with DNA genome that can cause tumours in animals. Examples are Papovaviridae, Adenoviridae and Epstein Barr virus. (18 Nov 1997) |
| DNA tumour viruses | DNA viruses producing malignant tumours. Of the six major groupings of DNA viruses four contain members which are actually or potentially oncogenic: the adenoviridae, the herpesviridae, the papovaviridae, and the poxviridae. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumour | A rare low grade neoplasm most frequently seen in children and associated with seizures and cortical dysplasia; the often multinodular, multicystic tumour is comprised of an oligodendroglial-like background with accompanying neurons. (05 Mar 2000) |
| innocent tumour | <oncology> A nonmalignant clone of neoplastic cells that does not invade locally or spread to other parts of the body (metastasise), having lost growth control but not positional control. Usually surrounded by a fibrous capsule of compressed tissue. (29 Sep 1997) |
| interstitial cell tumour of testis | <tumour> A small benign tumours of the testis that often produce testosterone, causing endocrine symptoms. Synonym: interstitial cell tumour of testis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oil tumour | A nodule or focus of granulomatous inflammation (usually of the foreign-body type) in association with lipid material deposited in tissues, e.g., after the injection of certain oils. See: paraffinoma. Synonym: eleoma, oil tumour, oleogranuloma, oleoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oncocytic hepatocellular tumour | <tumour> Primary hepatic carcinoma in which malignant hepatocytes are intersected by fibrous lamellated bands. Synonym: oncocytic hepatocellular tumour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| organoid tumour | A tumour of complex structure, glandular in origin, containing epithelium, connective tissue, etc. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ovarian granulosa-theca cell tumour | <radiology> Any age, most benign, oestrogens may lead to isosexual precocious puberty (pathognomonic), large tumour with areas of cystic degeneration (12 Dec 1998) |