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ACOR

The Association of Cancer on line Resources

A.C.

Before meals ("ante cibum")

ADCC

Antibody Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity

Adjuvant

Follow-Up Cancer drug Treatments. A drug or agent added to another drug or agent to enhance its medical effectiveness

Adrenal Gland

Triangle-shaped endocrine glands that sit on top of the kidneys

Adrenaline

Hormone also known as Epinephrine

Anemia

Usually refers to red blood cell (rbc) deficiency

Anesthetist

A person who deals in the branch of medicine involving the use of drugs or other agents that cause insensibility to pain

Antigen

A Molecule that simulates and Imune response

Atrophy

When an organ diminishes in size or withers
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