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Glossary of Colon Cancer Medical Terms

Learn the words and phrases to know about colon cancer its treatment.

Adenoma

Definition of adenoma.

Angiogenesis

Definition of angiogenesis

Adjuvant Therapy

Definition of adjuvant therapy.

Basophils

Definition of basophils.

Biopsy

Definition of biopsy.

B-Cells

Definition of B cells.

CEA (carcinoembryonic antigen)

Definition of CEA (carcinoembryonic antigen)

Colectomy

Definition of colectomy.

Complete Blood Count

Definition of Complete Blood Count.

Constipation

Definition of constipation.

Dendritic Cells

Definition of dendritic cells.

Diarrhea

Definition of diarrhea.

Eosinophils

Definition of eosinophils.

False Negative

Definition of false negative.

False Positive

Definition of false positive.

Hematocrit

Definition of hematocrit.

Hemoglobin

Definition of hemoglobin.

Large Intestine

Definition of large intestine.

Lymph node

Definition of lymph node.

Macrophages

Definition of macrophages.

Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin

Definition of mean corpuscular hemoglobin.

Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration

Definition of Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration.

Mean Corpuscular Volume

Definition of mean corpuscular volume.

Mean Platelet Volume

Definition of mean platelet volume.

Medical Oncologist

Definition of Medical Oncologist

Monocytes

Definition of monocytes.

Natural Killer Cells

Definition of natural killer cells.

Neutropenia

Definition of neutropenia.

Neutrophils

Definition of neutrophils.

Polyp

Definition of polyp.

Red Blood Cells

Definition of red blood cells.

Sentinal lymph node

Definition of sentinal lymph node.

Staging

Definition of staging.

Thrombocyte

Definition of thrombocyte.

T-cells

Definition of T cells.

White Blood Cells

Definition of white blood cells.

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