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Disorders, myeloproliferative
Malignant diseases of certain bone marrow cells including those that give rise to the red blood cells, the granulocytes (types of white blood cells), and the platelets (crucial to blood clotting). The myeloproliferative disorders include…
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- Thrombectomy Procedure to remove a clot (a thrombus)
- Fievre boutonneuse African tick typhus, one of the tick-borne rickettsial diseases of the eastern hemisphere, similar to Rocky…
- Farsightedness Farsightedness: Medically termed hyperopia; the ability to see distant objects more clearly than close…
- Fear of cold An abnormal and persistent fear of cold, including cold weather and cold objects. Sufferers of this fear…
- Knee ligaments Ligaments are strong, elastic bands of tissue that connect bone to bone. They provide strength and stability…
- Cul-de-sac A viewer writes regarding the term 'cul-de-sac': 'I know we live on one. Is there a medical meaning for it?'…
- Granuloma, swimming pool Localized nodular skin inflammation (small reddish raised areas of skin) caused by a bacterium called…
- Homozygous Possessing two identical forms of a particular gene, one inherited from each parent
- Iressa Brand name for gefitinib, a drug that attaches to the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) on the surfaces…
- Pulse, cannonball See: Pulse, water hammer
- Lightning injuries A sensation of flashing lights is created when the vitreous (the clear, jelly-like substance that fills the…