| 영문 | lung cancer | 한글 | 폐암 |
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| 설명 | 허파에 생기는 악성종양이다. 가장 예후가 나쁜 종양중의 하나로써 조기발견이 어렵고 증세 또한 늦게 나타나서, 그 종양의 종류에 따라 다르나 치료후에도 대개 8%만이 5년 생존이 가능한 악성종양이다. 유발인자로는 대표적으로 담배가 알려져 있으며, 유전적인 요소도 어느 정도 기여하는 것으로 알려져 있다. |
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| 영문 | cancer chemotherapy | 한글 | 항암화학요법 |
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| 설명 | 화학적 물질을 이용하여 암을 치료하는 것을 말한다. 이때 사용되는 물질을 항암제라고 한다. 이상적인 항암제는 정상적인 세포에는 이상이 없고 단지 암세포에만 치명적인 효과를 나타내어야 한다. 이렇게 하려면 암세포만의 특이한 특성을 이해하고 그곳에만 작용하는 약물을 개발하여야 한다. 최근 대부분의 항암제는 암세포가 정상 세포에 비하여 월등히 증식을 빨리한다는 특성을 이용하고 있다. 증식이 빠르다는 것은 유전정보를 가지고 있는 DNA의 복제가 빠르다는 것을 의미한다. 만약 DNA의 복제를 방해한다면 증식이 아주 빠른 암세포에게는 치명적이지만 영원히 증식을 하지 않는(DNA의 복제가 거의 필요없는)신경세포나 증식이 암세포에 비해서 아주 느린 정상세포에서는 거의 영향을 주지 못한다. 하지만 신체에서도 정상적으로 증식이 암세포와 비슷한 수준으로 일어나는 세포가 있는데 그것은 머리카락을 만드는 모낭세포와 소화관의 점막을 이루는 세포와 혈액의 세포를 만드는 골수 세포이다. 그러므로 항암제를 사용할 경우 이런 세포가 암세포와 마찬가지로 치명적인 영향을 입을 것은 당연하다(그래서 항암제 치료시엔 머리가 빠지고 소화불량이 잘온다). |
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| breast thermography | <investigation> A special infrared study which measures the skin temperature across the breasts. Used in the evaluation of breast abscess, breast cancer or another inflammatory process. This test is being replaced by breast ultrasound (15 Nov 1997) |
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| breast ultrasound | <investigation, radiology> A test which uses ultrasonic waves to scan the breast. Used to evaluate fibrocystic breast disease, breast implants or breast masses. (27 Sep 1997) |
| caked breast | Painful distention of the breast occurring during the latter days of pregnancy and the first days of lactation. Synonym: caked breast. (05 Mar 2000) |
| paget disease of breast | <radiology> Form of ductal carcinoma, associated with eczematous changes of the nipple (12 Dec 1998) |
| male breast | One of the two, usually rudimentary, mammary glands in the male. Synonym: mamma masculina, mamma virilis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| papilla of breast | 1. <anatomy> The protuberance through which milk is drawn from the breast or mamma; the mammilla; a teat; a pap. 2. The orifice at which any animal liquid, as the oil from an oil bag, is discharged. 3. Any small projection or article in which there is an orifice for discharging a fluid, or for other purposes; as, the nipple of a nursing bottle; the nipple of a percussion lock, or that part on which the cap is put and through which the fire passes to the charge. 4. <mechanics> A pipe fitting, consisting of a short piece of pipe, usually provided with a screw thread at each end, for connecting two other fittings. Solder nipple, a short pipe, usually of brass, one end of which is tapered and adapted for attachment to the end of a lead pipe by soldering. Origin: Formerly neble, a dim. Of neb. See Neb, Nib. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| chicken breast | Pigeon-breasted. (12 Dec 1998) |
| circumscribed breast lesions | <radiology> Lucent, lipoma, oil cyst (following haematoma or biopsy), galactocele (associated with lactation), mixed density, fibro-adeno-lipoma, galactocele, intramammary lymph node, haematoma (12 Dec 1998) |
| coarse breast architecture | <radiology> Inflammatory carcinoma, other lymphatic spread of tumour, oedema, congestive heart failure, uraemia, drug-induced, radiation, mastitis (12 Dec 1998) |
| pigeon breast | Prominence of the breast bone (sternum). Medically, pigeon breast is called pectus carinatum. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cystic hyperplasia of the breast | A benign disease common in women of the third, fourth, and fifth decades characterised by formation, in one or both breasts, of small cysts containing fluid which may appear as blue dome cysts; associated with stromal fibrosis and with variable degrees of intraductal epithelial hyperplasia and sclerosing adenosis. Synonym: cystic hyperplasia of the breast. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stellate breast lesions | <radiology> Scirrhous carcinoma (infiltrating ductal carcinoma), small (baby) scirrhous carcinoma, sclerosing ductal hyperplasia, traumatic fat necrosis, hyalinised fibroadenoma (12 Dec 1998) |
| supernumerary breast | A milk-secreting gland located elsewhere than at the normal place on the chest and existing in addition to the two usual mammae. Synonym: mamma accessoria, accessory breast, supernumerary mamma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| suspensory ligaments of breast | Well developed retinacula cutis that extend from the fibrous stroma of the mammary gland to the overlying skin. Synonym: ligamenta suspensoria mammae, Cooper's ligaments, suspensory ligaments of Cooper. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diameter at breast height | The width of a plant stem (for example, tree trunk) as measured at 4.5 feet above the ground surface. (09 Oct 1997) |