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Hairy cell leukemia
A form of chronic leukemia in which malignant B-lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) are seen in the bone marrow, spleen, and peripheral blood and when viewed under the microscope, these cells appear to be covered with tiny hair-like…
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Show more- Triphalangeal Having three phalanges in a digit normally composed of only two
- Locomotive system Limited to a local region. See also: Locoregional anesthesia; Locoregional metastasis.
- Tom- Or tomo- before a consonant. A combining form meaning a cut, section, slice or layer, as might be achieved by…
- DNR Do not resuscitate. See also Advance medical directives
- Sinus arrhythmia The normal increase in heart rate that occurs during inspiration (when you breathe in). This is a natural…
- Recuperate To recover health and strength. From the Latin recuperare meaning to regain, get back, recover. To recuperate…
- School, first American medical See: First American medical school
- Hairy-cell leukemia See: Hairy cell leukemia
- Prothrombin mutation 20210A See: Prothrombin mutation G20210A
- Ectomy A surgical suffix referring to the removal of something. For example, a lumpectomy is the surgical excision…
- Radioisotope A version of a chemical element that has an unstable nucleus and emits radiation during its decay to a stable…
- Colectomy >Right hemicolectomy -- in which the right part of the colon is removed, >Left hemicolectomy -- where the…