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Blasts
Immature blood cells. Leukemic blasts do not grow and age normally; they proliferate wildly and fail to mature
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- Rendu-Osler-Weber syndrome See: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
- ErbB See: EGFR
- Hecht syndrome A striking genetic disorder in which abnormally short muscles in the jaw make it impossible to open the mouth…
- Fruit fly Scientifically known as Drosophila melanogaster. A favorite organism in genetics and biology research since…
- OB Abbreviation for obstetrician or for obstetrics, the art and science of managing pregnancy, labor and the…
- Clinical social worker, licensed See: Licensed clinical social worker
- Heart-hand syndrome See: Holt-Oram syndrome
- Serving size 1. The portion of food used as a reference on the nutrition label of that food.2. The recommended portion of…
- Inferolateral Below and to one side. Both inferior and lateral. In anatomy, there are many such compound terms. For a more…
- Sinus 1. An air-filled cavity in a dense portion of a skull bone. The sinuses decrease the weight of the skull. The…