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June 19, 2013

Salivary Gland Cancer Glossary of Terms

The following are health and medical definitions of terms that appear in the Salivary Gland Cancer article.

Abdomen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Abnormal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Adjuvant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Adjuvant therapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Artery: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Aspiration: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Benign: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Biopsy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bone cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Breast cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Capillaries: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Carotid: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Carotid artery: See the definition from MedTerms.com

CAT scan: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Cerebrospinal fluid: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cheek: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chemotherapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Clinical trial: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Clinical trials: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Computed tomography: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Computerized tomography: See the definition from MedTerms.com

CT scan: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ear: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Endoscope: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Endoscopy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Enzymes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

External radiation therapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Facial nerve: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fine needle aspiration: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Gland: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Glucose: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Head and neck cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Internal radiation therapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Jaw: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Jawbone: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Larynx: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lens: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Local therapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lymph: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lymph node: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Magnetic resonance imaging: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Malignant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Metastasis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Microscope: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Minor salivary gland: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mouth: See the definition from MedTerms.com

MRI: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Muscle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Neck: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nerve: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Node: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nose: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Oncologist: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Operation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Organ: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Palate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pathologist: See the definition from MedTerms.com

PET scan: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Positron emission tomography: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Primary tumor: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prognosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Quality of life: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Radiation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Radiation oncologist: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Radiation therapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Radioactive: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Recurrent: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Registry: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Rehabilitation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Risk factor: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Saliva: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Salivary gland: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Scan: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Skull: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stage: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Staging: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sublingual: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Substance: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Surgeon: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Surgery: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Systemic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Therapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Throat: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tomography: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tongue: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tumor: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ultrasound: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vein: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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X-ray: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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