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Infiltrating
Infiltrating Refers to a tumor that penetrates the normal, surrounding tissue.
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Tumor
Overgrowth of tissue.
Tissue
Biological tissue is a group of cells that perform a similar function.The study of tissues is known as histology, or, in connection with disease, histopathology.The classical tools for studying the tissues are the wax block, the tissue stain, and the optical microscope, though developments in electron microscopy, immunofluorescence, and frozen sections have all added to the sum of knowledge in the last couple of decades.
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Infiltration
Local anesthetic procedure effective for upper teeth and soft tissue; placement of anesthetic under the gum, allowing it to seep into bone.
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Intussusception
Telescoping a section of the intestine into an adjoining section.
Irrigation
Washing of a body cavity or wound with a stream of water.
IUD
Intrauterine device. Used for contraception.
IVP
Intravenous pyelography.
Inaccessible
See accessible.
Infiltrating
Interstitial radiation therapy
The implantation of radioactive seeds directly into a tumor.
Intra-arterial
Injection into an artery (that may supply a tumor).
Intracerebral
Located within the cerebral hemispheres (cerebrum). See extracerebral.
Intracranial
Within the skull.
Intradural
Beneath the dura mater.
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