Irrigation
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| Irrigation | |
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| Term | Irrigation |
| Short definition | irreversible enzyme inhibitor (eer-ree-VER-sih-bul EN-zime in-HIH-bih-ter) A substance that permanently blocks the action of an enzyme. In cancer treatment, irreversible enzyme inhibitors can block certain enzymes that cancer cells need to grow and can kill cancer cells. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
irrigation - (pronounced) (EER-ih-GAY-avoid) Medically, the flushing of an organ (e. g. , stomach or large intestine), body cavity, or wound by flushing with a liquid. Also called lavage
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