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Leukemia, acute myelogenous
Leukemia, acute myelogenous: Abbreviated AML. Also called acute myeloid leukemia or acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL). A quickly progressive malignant disease in which there are too many immature blood-forming cells in the blood and…
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Show more- Keratoconus Keratoconus: Cone-shaped cornea with the apex of the cone being forward. Also called conical cornea.
- Drugs, anti-angiogenesis These drugs, which include angiostatin and Endostatin, halt the process of developing new blood vessels…
- Psychodynamic medication See: Psychotropic medication
- Sign, toe An important neurologic test based upon what the toes do when the sole of the foot is stimulated. If the big…
- Toxic shock syndrome A grave condition occurring predominantly in menstruating women using tampons, toxic shock is characterized…
- Peristalsis The rippling motion of muscles in the digestive tract. In the stomach, this motion mixes food with gastric…
- Modelling, chromatin See: Chromatin remodeling
- Anthracycline A member of a family of chemotherapy drugs that are also antibiotics. The anthracyclines act to prevent cell…
- Snuffbox, anatomical A hollow seen on the radial aspect (the thumbside) of the dorsum (the back) of the wrist when the thumb is…
- Genital Pertaining to the external and internal organs of reproduction. (Not to be confused with genetic.)
- Alternating hemiplegia syndrome See: Alternating hemiplegia of childhood
- Glutathione S-transferase, omega-1 See: Glutathione S-transferase omega-1