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Hemolytic
Referring to hemolysis, the destruction of red blood cells which leads to the release of hemoglobin from within the red blood cells into the blood plasma. Hemolytic anemia, for example, is anemia ('low blood') due to the destruction…
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- Diffuse mastocytosis A form of mastocytosis in which the entire skin is thickened and leathery with generalized reddening and…
- Myeloproliferative disorders Malignant diseases of certain bone marrow cells including those that give rise to the red blood cells, the…
- Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia Leukemia: Abbreviated JMML. A rare cancer of the myeloid cells in the bone marrow, accounting for less than…
- Letrozole Letrozole: An oral antiestrogen. Letrozole inhibits the enzyme aromatase in the adrenal glands that produces…
- Sclera The tough white outer coat over the eyeball that covers approximately the posterior five-sixths of its…
- Mitosis Ordinary division of a body cell (a somatic cell) to form two daughter cells, each with the same chromosome…
- Scan, DXA See: DXA
- Fat requirements, infant Fat in human milk provides 30%-35% of the total daily caloric needs for a growing infant. Manufacturers of…
- Leech 1. An aquatic parasite that sucks blood from animals. Leeches play a role in medicine today. See: Leech…
- Foodborne disease A disease caused by consuming contaminated food or drink. Myriad microbes and toxic substances can…
- Pucker, macular See: Macular pucker