Category: I

A small projection of the third ventricle that extends into the infundibular stalk of the hypophysis.  

A receptor on the surface of white blood cells that identifies the type of cell and links with monokines, lymphokines, or other chemical mediators during the immune response.  

Temporary radioactivity of a substance that has been exposed to a radioactive element.  

A device for transmitting infrared rays.  

The administration of a large dose of radiation to a malignant tumor during surgery. After the tumor is debulked, the surrounding tissues are displaced, temporarily sutured, or protected by the applicator shield. The applicator then delivers a large dose of radiation directly to the affected tissues. IORT is used, e.g., to manage otherwise un-resectable tumors.…

Damage to cells and intracellular molecules by x-rays, gamma rays, radionuclides, or other sources of radioactive energy. In sufficient doses, radioactive energy can damage the cytoplasm and the genetic material of the cell, leading to organ dysfunction (especially in rapidly dividing tissues such as the skin and the lining of the gastrointestinal tract), mutations, inhibition…

An overdose of ultraviolet irradiation resulting in erythema and, in exceptional cases, blister formation.  

Radiation treatment accomplished by inserting sealed sources of a particle emitter directly into tissues.  

The chemical changes by bacteria in the intestine, forming in dole, skatole, paracresol, phenol, phenylpropionic acid, phenylacetic acid, paraoxyphenylacetic acid, hydroparacumaric acid, fatty acids, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, methane, methylmercaptan, and sulfurated hydrogen.  

Pus that is thin with shreds of sloughing tissue. It may have a fetid odor.