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Cell therapy
Treatment with cells. A technology that relies on replacing diseased or dysfunctional cells with healthy, functioning ones. Whole blood transfusions, packed red cell transfusions, platelet transfusions, bone marrow transplants, and organ…
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Show more- L- Abbreviation for levorotatory, applied to a chemical compound, as in l-dopa. Levorotary is opposed to…
- Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome A syndrome of unknown origin that mainly affects young children. It causes fever, reddening of the eyes…
- AP, X-ray An X-ray picture in which the beams pass from front-to-back (anteroposterior). As opposed to a PA…
- Mastectomy, double Removal of both breasts
- Gram (measure) A unit of measurement of weight and mass in the metric system. In weight, a gram is equal to a thousandth of…
- High blood pressure High blood pressure: Also known as hypertension, high blood pressure is, by definition, a repeatedly elevated…
- Staff of Aesculapius A rod or stick with the snake curled around it is the staff (the rod) of Aesculapius (also called Asklepios)…
- Streptococcus pyogenes A common bacteria of the skin that causes strep throat (streptococcal pharyngitis), impetigo, other skin…
- Midlife crisis A period of personal emotional turmoil and coping challenges that some people encounter when they reach…
- Interleukin-1 A protein produced by various cells, including macrophages, interleukin-1 raises body temperature, spurs the…
- Disease, cystine transport Commonly known as cystinuria, this is an inherited (genetic) disorder of the transport of an amino acid (a…
- Gastric volvulus See: Volvulus