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Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia
A chronic low-grade (indolent) type of lymphoma due to a malignant clone of plasma cells. These plasma cells multiply out of control, invade the bone marrow, lymph nodes, and spleen, and characteristically produce huge amounts of a…
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- Rectal (adjective) Having to do with the rectum, the last 6 to 8 inches of the large intestine that serves to store solid waste…
- Phosphorus An essential element in the diet and a major component of bone. Phosphorus is also found in the blood…
- Presbyacousia See: Presbycusis
- Colon cancer Colon cancer: A malignancy that arises from the inner lining of the colon. Most, if not all, of these cancers…
- Marx See: Marx, Gertie F.
- Antenatal surgery The surgical treatment of the fetus before birth. Also called prenatal surgery or, most often, fetal surgery…
- Sensipar Trade name for cinacalcet, a drug that acts as a calcimimetic. For more information, see: Calcimimetic
- Bovine genome The genome of the cow (Bos taurus). The bovine genome is similar in size to the genomes of humans and other…
- Medical directives, advance Advance directives preserve the person's right to accept or reject a course of medical treatment even after…
- Syndrome, Sjogren See: Sjogren syndrome