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var gloss_defs = new Array ();


gloss_defs["ablation"] = new Array ("ablation", "The removal or destruction of a part of the body or tissue. Ablation may be performed using drugs, radiofrequency, surgery, heat, cold, hormones, or other methods.");

gloss_defs["apoptosis"] = new Array ("apoptosis", "The body’s normal process of eliminating unneeded or abnormal cells; also known as programmed cell death. Cancer cells may inhibit this process.");

gloss_defs["blood vessels"] = new Array ("blood vessels", "A network of tubes carrying blood within the body.");

gloss_defs["child-pugh"] = new Array ("child-pugh", "A rating system for hepatic function developed to assess surgical risk in patients with cirrhosis of the liver.");

gloss_defs["hepatocytes"] = new Array ("hepatocytes", "Cells that carry out all functions of the liver.");

gloss_defs["imaging studies"] = new Array ("Imaging Studies", "Tests used to look at organs and internal body structures. Examples include x-rays, computerized axial tomography (CAT or CT) scans, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET), and ultrasound.");

gloss_defs["mapk"] = new Array ("mapk", "Abbreviation for mitogen-activated protein kinase, a signal transduction superfamily compromising 3 pathways, of which one is the extracellular signal-regulated protein kinases (ERKs).");

gloss_defs["mitogenic"] = new Array ("mitogenic", "Activating cell division.");

gloss_defs["mutagenic"] = new Array ("mutagenic", "Causing a genetic mutation or a variation in the original expression of a gene.");

gloss_defs["obesity"] = new Array ("obesity", "Abnormally increased body fat.");

gloss_defs["oral anticancer medicine"] = new Array ("oral anticancer medicine", "A drug that is given by mouth to treat cancer.");

gloss_defs["pdgf"] = new Array ("pdgf", "Abbreviation for platelet-derived growth factor, a substance regulating blood vessel maturation.");

gloss_defs["ras/raf/mek/erk pathway"] = new Array ("ras/raf/mek/erk pathway", "A signal transduction pathway responding to growth factors and other cell division activators. The cellular responses of this pathway include proliferation (growth), development, differentiation, and survival.");

gloss_defs["serine/threonine kinases"] = new Array ("serine/threonine kinases", "Enzymes that activate other proteins in signal transduction pathways through the addition of a phosphate group (such as from ATP) to a serine or threonine residue within the protein.");

gloss_defs["targeted therapy"] = new Array ("targeted therapy", "A type of medicine that affects specific parts of cancer cells.");

gloss_defs["time to tumor progression"] = new Array ("time to tumor progression", "The time that it takes for a tumor to advance.");

gloss_defs["transplantation"] = new Array ("transplantation", "Moving tissue or an organ from one individual to another individual.");

gloss_defs["ultrasound tests"] = new Array ("Ultrasound tests", "Tests using high-frequency sound waves to view organs and internal body structure.");

gloss_defs["vegf"] = new Array ("vegf", "Abbreviation for vascular endothelial growth factor, a substance produced by cells that generates the formation of new blood vessels.");