A33 monoclonal antibody

AAP

abarelix  (a-ba-REL-iks)

ABCD rating

abdomen  (AB-do-men)

abdominal

abdominoperineal resection

ABI-007

ablation

abnormal

abscess

ABT-510

ABT-751

ABX-EGF

accelerated phase  (ak-SEL-er-ay-ted)

ACE inhibitor

acetaminophen

acetylcysteine

achlorhydria  (a-klor-HY-dree-a)

acitretin

acne

acoustic  (ah-KOOS-tik)

acoustic neurofibromatosis

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome  (ah-KWY-erd im-YOON-o-de-FISH-en-see SIN-drome)

acridine carboxamide

acrylonitrile  (ak-ri-low-NYE-tril)

actinic keratosis  (ak-TIN-ik ker-a-TOE-sis)

action study

Activase

activate

acupressure  (AK-yoo-PRESH-er)

acupuncture  (AK-yoo-PUNK-cher)

acustimulation

acute

acute leukemia

acute lymphoblastic leukemia  (lim-fo-BLAST-ik loo-KEE-mee-a)

acute lymphocytic leukemia  (lim-fo-SIT-ik loo-KEE-mee-a)

acute myelogenous leukemia  (mye-eh-LAH-jen-us loo-KEE-mee-a)

acute myeloid leukemia  (MY-eh-loyd loo-KEE-mee-a)

acute nonlymphocytic leukemia

acute pain

acyclovir

AD 32

Adderall

addiction

adenocarcinoma  (AD-in-o-kar-sin-O-ma)

adenoid cystic cancer

adenoma  (ad-in-O-ma)

adenopathy  (ad-en-OP-a-thee)

adenosine triphosphate

adenovirus

adjunct agent

adjunctive therapy

adjuvant therapy  (AD-joo-vant)

adrenal gland  (ah-DREE-nal)

adrenaline

adrenocortical

Adriamycin

adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma

adverse effect

AE-941

AEE788

aerobic

aerobic metabolism

aerobic respiration

aerodigestive tract

aerosolize

aflatoxin  (AF-la-TOK-sin)

AFP

AG-013736

AG2037

AG3340

AG337

agent study

agglutinin

aggressive

aggressive lymphoma

agnogenic myeloid metaplasia

agonist

agranulocyte  (A-gran-yoo-lo-SITE)

AIDS

AJCC staging system

alanine aminopeptidase

alanine transferase

alanosine

aldesleukin

alemtuzumab

alendronate sodium

alkalinization  (AL-ka-LIN-ih-ZAY-shun)

alkaloid

alkylating agent

ALL

all-trans retinoic acid

allogeneic  (Al-o-jen-AY-ik)

allogeneic bone marrow transplantation  (AL-o-jen-AY-ik)

allogeneic stem cell transplantation  (AL-o-jen-AY-ik)

allogenic

allopurinol

Allovectin-7

aloe-emodin

alopecia  (al-oh-PEE-shuh)

alpha-fetoprotein  (AL-fa-FEE-toe-PRO-teen)

Alteplase

alteration

alternative medicine

altretamine

alum

aluminum sulfate

ALVAC-CEA vaccine

alveoli  (al-VEE-o-lye)

Amanita phalloides

Ambien®

amelanotic melanoma

amifostine

amikacin

amino acid sequence

aminocamptothecin

aminoglutethimide  (a-MEE-no-gloo-TETH-ih-mide)

aminoglycoside antibiotic

aminolevulinic acid

aminopterin

AML

amonafide

amoxicillin

amphotericin B

ampulla

ampulla of Vater

amputation  (am-pyoo-TAY-shun)

amsacrine

amylase  (AM-il-aze)

amyloidosis  (am-a-loy-DOE-sis)

anagrelide  (an-AG-re-lide)

anakinra  (an-a-KIN-ra)

anal

analgesic

analog

analysis

anaphylactic shock

anaplastic  (an-ah-PLAS-tik)

anaplastic large cell lymphoma

anaplastic thyroid cancer  (an-a-PLAS-tik)

anastomosis  (an-AS-ta-MO-sis)

anastrozole

androblastoma  (AN-droh-bla-STOH-muh)

androgen  (AN-dro-jen)

androgen ablation

androgen suppression

androgen-independent

anecdotal report

anemia  (a-NEE-mee-a)

anesthesia  (an-es-THEE-zha)

anesthesiologist

anesthetic  (an-es-THET-ik)

anetholtrithione

Angelica root

angiogenesis  (an-gee-o-GEN-eh-sis)

angiogenesis inhibitor

angiogram  (AN-jee-o-gram)

angiography  (an-jee-AH-gra-fee)

angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma

angiosarcoma  (AN-jee-o-sar-KO-ma)

angiostatin

angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor

anhydrovinblastine

anidulafungin

animal model

annamycin

anorexia

ansamycin

antagonist

anterior mediastinotomy  (MEE-dee-a-stin-AH-toe-mee)

anterior mediastinum

anthracenedione

anthracycline

anthraquinone

anti-CEA antibody

anti-idiotype vaccine

anti-inflammatory

antiandrogen  (an-tee-AN-dro-jen)

antiandrogen therapy

antiangiogenesis

antiangiogenic

antiapoptotic

antibiotic  (an-tih-by-AH-tik)

antibody  (AN-tih-BAH-dee)

antibody therapy

anticachexia  (AN-tee-ka-KEK-see-a)