Inflammation
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| Inflammation | |
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| Term | Inflammation |
| Short definition | infiltrating ductal carcinoma (IN-fil-TRAY-ting DUK-tul KAR-sih-NOH-muh) The most common type of infiltrating breast cancer. It starts in the lining of the milk ducts (thin tubes that carry milk from the lobules of the breast to the nipple) and spreads outside the milk ducts to surrounding normal tissues. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
inflammation - (pronounced) (IN-fluh-MAI-avoid) Redness, swelling, pain and/or heat in an area of the body. This is a protective response to injury, disease, or tissue irritation
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- Wikipedia's article - Inflammation
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