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Leukemia, acute nonlymphocytic
Leukemia, acute nonlymphocytic: Abbreviated ANLL. More commonly called acute myeloid leukemia (AML). A quickly progressive malignant disease in which there are too many immature blood-forming cells in the blood and bone marrow, the cells…
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Show more- Albuminuria More than the normal amount of albumin in the urine. Albumin is the predominant protein in human blood and it…
- Chromosome, dicentric A chromosome in the stage of the cell cycle (the sequence of events in the life of a cell) when a chromosome…
- Dislocation, congenital hip The abnormal formation of the hip joint in which the ball at the top of the thighbone (the femoral head) is…
- Male pelvis The lower part of the abdomen located between the hip bones in the male. There are significant differences in…
- Accoucheur French for a male obstetrician, a physician skilled in the art and science of managing pregnancy, labor and…
- Medication, antiviral An drug that kills viruses or suppresses their replication and, hence, inhibits their capability to multiply…
- Monochromatism 1) Total inability to perceive color. A person with true monochromatism perceives only black, white, and…
- Choana (Plural: choanae) The passageway from the back of one side of the nose to the throat. There are two choanae…
- Sliding hiatal hernia Hiatal hernias are categorized as being either sliding or para-esophageal. Sliding hiatal hernias are those…
- Fear of flowers An abnormal and persistent fear of flowers. Sufferers experience undue anxiety even though they realize they…
- Coccyx bone The small tail-like bone at the bottom of the spine very near to the anus. The coccyx is made up of 3-5…
- Iridectomy The process of making a hole in the iris by surgically removing a full-thickness piece from the iris