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CML
Chronic myelogenous leukemia, which is also known as chronic myeloid leukemia and chronic myelocytic leukemia
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Show more- Absorb 1. To take something in, as through the skin or the intestine.2. To react with radiation and reduce it in…
- Cardiac septum The septum of the heart is the dividing wall between the right and left sides of the heart. That portion of…
- Phosphorylation Phosphorylation is a biochemical process that involves the addition of phosphate to an organic compound…
- Cancer, breast, familial A number of factors have been identified that increase the risk of breast cancer. One of the strongest of…
- Rotator cuff Rotator cuff: A group of four tendons that stabilize the shoulder joint. Each of the four tendons hooks up to…
- Atopic Prone to allergies or characterized by allergy
- Toxic shock See Toxic shock syndrome
- Corneal abrasion A scratch or scrape on the cornea, the clear front window of the eye that transmits and focuses light into…
- Tick-borne disease >Babesiosis (a malaria-like infection) >Colorado tick fever (generally in the western US) >Ehrlichiosis >Lyme…
- Midnight disease See: Hypergraphia
- Vitamin B1 deficiency, infantile See: Infantile beriberi
- Snake antivenin Antibodies created in the blood of a horse or sheep when the animal is injected with snake venom. Antivenin…