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APL
Abbreviation for acute promyelocytic leukemia, a malignancy of the bone marrow in which there is a deficiency of mature blood cells in the myeloid line of cells and an excess of immature cells called promyelocytes. APL is due to a…
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Show more- Selective mutism An inability to speak in certain situations. See also apraxia, autism, mutism.
- Eosinophil A type of leukocyte (white blood cell) with coarse round granules of uniform size within its cytoplasm and…
- Cancer, uterine See: Uterine cancer
- Arbovirus A class of viruses transmitted to humans by arthropods such as mosquitoes and ticks. The first two letters of…
- QHC Qualified health claim
- Cranial nerve, tenth The tenth cranial nerve, and one of the most important, is the vagus nerve. All twelve of the cranial nerves…
- Contig Contiguous sequence of DNA created by assembling overlapping sequenced fragments of a chromosome. A group of…
- Hiatal hernia Hiatal hernia: An anatomical abnormality in which part of the stomach protrudes up through the diaphragm into…
- Age-related macular degeneration Macular degeneration: An eye disease with its onset usually after age 60 that progressively destroys the…
- Traditional Chinese medicine The current name for an ancient system of health care from China. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is based…
- Atopy The genetic tendency to develop the classic allergic diseases -- atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis (hay…
- Fingerprint 1. The characteristic dermal ridges on the finger. This is the original meaning of fingerprint. 2. The…