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Bone marrow biopsy
The removal of a sample of bone marrow and a small amount of bone (usually from the hip) through a large needle. Two samples are taken. The first is bone marrow by aspiration (suction with a syringe). The second sample is a core biopsy to…
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- Radiation toxicity See: Acute radiation syndrome
- Founder effect The positive effect on gene frequency when a population (a colony) has only a small number of original…
- Phen-Fen The once-popular diet-drug combination of fenfluramine and phentermine that, amidst much media attention, was…
- Psychodynamic drug See: Psychotropic drug
- P in population genetics The frequency of the more common of two different alternative (allelic) versions of a gene. (The frequency of…
- Hematoma, intracerebral See: Intracerebral hematoma
- Leukocyte,eosinophilic See: Eosinophil
- Acute membranous gingivitis This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…