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Treatments/Therapies
Chapter 7
Term | Definition |
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Pharmacology | |
Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion | Continuous injection of insulin into blood from pump inserted under the skin |
Thyroidotoxin | Substance poisonous to the thyroid gland |
General Terms | |
Adenoectomy | Removal of a gland |
Ketogenic Diet | Diet that ais in the production of ketones in the body |
Thymectomy | Removal of the thymus |
Adrenal | |
Adrenalectomy | Removal of the adrenal gland |
Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy | Removal of adrenal gland by means of laparoscope |
Pancreas | |
Pancreatectomy | Removal of pancreas |
Pancreatolithectomy | Removal of stone in pancreas |
Pituitary | |
Hypophysectomy | Reomval of pituitary gland |
Thyroid | |
Parathyroidectomy | Removal of parathyroid |
Thyroidectomy | Removal of thyroid |
Thyroidectomy | Incision into thyroid |
Thyroparathyroidectomy | Removal of thyroid and parathyroid glands |