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Chronic myelocytic leukemia
See: Chronic myelogenous leukemia
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- Urinary Having to do with the kidneys, ureters, and bladder. The urinary system represents the functional and…
- Hodgkin disease British crystallographer and Nobel Prize winner (1910-1994). Dorothy Crowfoot, as she was born, was educated…
- Coprolith See: Fecalith
- Supernumerary placenta A succenturiate or accessory placenta
- Pericardial Referring to the pericardium, the sac of fibrous tissue that surrounds the heart. The inner surface of the…
- Telepathology The use of telecommunications technology to facilitate the transfer of image-rich pathology data between…
- Supination Rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm is up (and the corresponding movement of the foot and leg…
- Pregnancy, ectopic A pregnancy that is not in the usual place and is located outside the inner lining of the uterus. A…
- Cord, spinal See: Spinal cord
- Meditation A self-directed practice for relaxing the body and calming the mind. Most meditative techniques have come to…
- Periodontics Periodontics is the branch of dentistry concerned with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases…