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Stem cell harvest, peripheral blood
A technique for obtaining stem cells from the patient's blood for use in bone marrow transplantation. They are lured out of the bone marrow by a special regimen of drugs. The blood is then filtered through a machine, and the stem cells are…
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- Recurrent abortion The occurrence of 3 or more miscarriages (which are medically termed 'spontaneous abortions') with no…
- DNA repair pathway The sequence of steps in the repair of DNA. Each step is governed by an enzyme.
- Antisepsis Prevention of infection by inhibiting or arresting the growth and multiplication of germs (infectious…
- Oxter The armpit. From the Old English oxta or ohsta. The word oxter is used in certain areas of the world…
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