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Apheresis
The process of removing a specific component from blood and returning the remaining components to the donor, in order to collect more of one particular part of the blood than could be separated from a unit of whole blood. Also called…
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- Symbol of pediatrics See: Infant in swaddling
- Y (in genetics) The Y chromosome, the sex chromosome found in normal males, together with an X chromosome
- DNA repair The body has a series of special enzymes to repair mutations (changes) in the DNA and restore the DNA to its…
- Lymph node The first lymph node ("gland") to receive lymphatic drainage from a tumor. Which lymph node is the sentinel…
- FAS diagnosis See: Fetal alcohol syndrome diagnosis
- Stachybotrys An antigenic green-black mold that grows on wood, paper and cotton products provided there is constant…
- Cleidocranial dysostosis >Absent or incompletely formed collar bones (the 'cleido-' part refers to the clavicles, the collar bones)…
- Absorbed dose In radiology, the amount of energy that is deposited in any material by ionizing radiation. The unit of…
- Perichondritis Inflammation of the perichondrium, a dense membrane composed of fibrous connective tissue that closely wraps…
- Blood sugar Blood glucose. See also: High blood sugar; Low blood sugar
- Serratus posterior inferior One of the serratus muscles of the back and thorax. The serratus posterior inferior muscle originates…