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Leukemia, blastic phase of
Leukemia, blastic phase of: A stage in which 30 percent or more of the cells in the bone marrow or blood are blast cells, which may form tumors
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- Fingerprint 1. The characteristic dermal ridges on the finger. This is the original meaning of fingerprint. 2. The…
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- Peptide A molecule consisting of 2 or more amino acids. Peptides are smaller than proteins, which are also chains of…
- Malady From the French maladie for illness.
- Macules Small circumscribed changes in the color of skin that are neither raised (elevated) nor depressed. Macules…
- DBT Dialectical behavioral therapy
- OBS 1. Organic brain syndrome.2. Obstetricians, in the plural
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