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Absolute neutrophil count
The real number of white blood cells (WBCs) that are neutrophils. The absolute neutrophil count is commonly called the ANC. The ANC is not measured directly. It is derived by multiplying the WBC count times the percent of neutrophils in…
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- Antipsychotic A medication (or another measure) that is believed to be effective in the treatment of psychosis. For…
- T-cell lymphoma A disease in which cells in the lymphoid system called T cells (or T lymphocytes) become malignant. T-cell…
- Bar graph A visual display using bars to represent the relative size of different categories of a variable, with each…
- Aspergillus A family of fungal organisms and molds, some of which can cause disease (aspergillosis)
- Open charting The practice of making medical charts available to the patient
- Panencephalitis, subacute sclerosing (SSPE) A chronic brain disease of children and adolescents that occurs months to often years after an attack of…
- Genetics, transplantation The field of biology and medicine relating to the genes that govern the acceptance or rejection of a…
- White spots on the nails Very small semi-circular white spots on the nails. These spots may be found on the fingernails and…
- Drugs, statin A class of drugs that lower cholesterol. There are currently at least 5 statin drugs on the market in the…
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- Zellweger syndrome A genetic disorder, also called the cerebrohepatorenal syndrome, characterized by the reduction or absence of…