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Autologous blood donation
Giving blood to yourself. For example, patients scheduled for non-emergency surgery may be eligible to donate blood for themselves that will be stored until the surgical procedure.
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- CTL Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte
- Bone Bone is the substance that forms the skeleton of the body. It is composed chiefly of calcium phosphate and…
- Kiss A touch or caress with the lips. 'The anatomical juxtaposition of two orbicularis oris muscles in a state of…
- PARK11 Familial Parkinson disease type 11
- Randomize To use chance alone to assign or arrange. For example, the investigators may randomize the participants in a…
- Phantom vision Seeing images after total loss of eyesight
- Contig Contiguous sequence of DNA created by assembling overlapping sequenced fragments of a chromosome. A group of…
- Radioisotope A version of a chemical element that has an unstable nucleus and emits radiation during its decay to a stable…
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