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Treatment which aims at complete eradication of a disease. An extensive or complete therapy, such as surgical removal of an entire diseased organ and its associated lymphatic drainage. Alternatives to radical treatment may include observation, palliation, modified procedures, lumpectomies, or conservative treatments.  

A surgical operation to remove all of the mastoid process.  

Enteritis caused by X-rays. A possible enduring variation of enteritis (inflammation of the small intestine) triggered by the intestine’s exposure to radiation, including the application of radiotherapy. Radiation enteritis is characterized by symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.  

A burn on the skin caused by exposure to large amounts of radiation. A burn resulting from overexposure to radiant energy as from x-rays, radium or other radioactive elements, sunlight, or nuclear blast.  

A jerk made by the forearm when the insertion in the radius of one of the muscles, the brachioradialis, is hit. Flexion of the forearm (and sometimes also of the fingers) that occurs when the lower end of the radius is tapped. It is due to contraction of the brachioradialis muscle, which is stimulated by…

An artery in the arm which forms a loop beside the brachial artery.  

A fatal form of encephalitis resulting from the bite of a rabid animal.  

Referring to rabies, or affected by rabies. Infected with rabies; related to rabies.