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Refractory anemia
Anemia (a shortage of red blood cells) unresponsive to treatment
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- Sickle cell disease A genetic blood disease due to the presence of an abnormal form of hemoglobin, namely hemoglobin S…
- Nucleus 1) In cell biology, the structure that houses the chromosomes. 2) In neuroanatomy, a group of nerve cells
- Valga See: Valgus
- Muscle, papillary Small muscles within the heart that anchor the heart valves. The anchor ropes are the chordae tendineae…
- Triptans (Triptan) Fear of the number 13. Written reference to this fear dates to the late 1800s. The term triskaidekaphobia…
- Coitophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of male-female sexual intercourse. Sufferers from coitophobia experience…
- Pancreatic Having to do with the pancreas, a spongy, tube-shaped organ about 6 inches long. It is located in the back of…
- Lymph gland See Lymph node
- Pheromone An agent secreted by an individual that produces a change in the sexual or social behavior of another…
- Autosomal dominant A pattern of inheritance in which an affected individual has one copy of a mutant gene and one normal gene on…