Archives: Glossaire

Molecule in a cell nucleus that contains the information required by an organism in order to develop and function.

Care that enables the patient to leave hospital the same day after an operation.

Puts a patient to sleep and induces a loss of sensation.

Induces a loss of sensation in the lower part of the abdomen and the lower limbs.

Not serious. A benign tumor is not a cancer.

Examination that involves removing small fragments of tissue from an organ in order to examine them under the microscope.

Cancer treatment involving drugs that are toxic to cancerous cells.

Localized treatment that uses cold to destroy the diseased organ.