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- ID See: Yttrium Y 90 ibritumomab tiuxetan.
- GDF-8 The gene encoding growth and differentiation factor, also known as myostatin. See: Myostatin
- Acute promyelocytic leukemia Acute promyelocytic leukemia: Commonly called APL, a malignancy of the bone marrow in which there is a…
- Tunnel vision Loss of peripheral vision with retention of central vision, resulting in a constricted circular tunnel-like…
- Foramen A natural opening. Although a foramen is usually through bone, it can be an opening through other types of…
- Tocolytic Relating to the inhibition of labor, delaying or halting labor
- Xuezhikang One of the three major preparations of red yeast rice, a tradition Chinese medicine now used to lower…
- NF See: Neurofibromatosis type 1.
- Megakaryocyte A giant cell in the bone marrow that is the ancestor of blood platelets.
- Amine A chemical compound containing nitrogen. Amines are derived from ammonia. (The name 'amine' was derived from…