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port-a-cath (port)

A small medical appliance installed beneath the skin. A tube called a catheter connects the port to a vein so that fluids can be passed into the body. Also called an infusaport….

androgens

Male sex hormones that produce male physical characteristics such as facial hair or a deep voice. The main androgen is testosterone that is produced by the testes.

invasive cervical cancer

Cervical cancer that has spread deep into tissues at the primary site (cervix), and/or to other parts of the body.