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Abbreviation for acute promyelocytic leukemia, a malignancy of the bone marrow in which there is a deficiency of mature blood cells in the myeloid line of cells and an excess of immature cells called promyelocytes. APL is due to a…
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Show more- Sherlock, Sheila British physician (1918-2001) who pioneered the study of the liver (hepatology). She made liver biopsy a…
- Exercise, isotonic Exercise when a contracting muscle shortens against a constant load, as when lifting a weight. Isometric…
- Humoral Pertaining to elements in the blood or other body fluids. In medicine, humor refers to a fluid (or semifluid)…
- Contraceptive, injectable progestin Injectable progestin (Depo-Provera) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for…
- Alogia 1. Complete lack of speech, as in profound mental retardation or advanced dementia. Alogia is synonymous in…
- Mitochondrial Referring to mitochondria. The mitochondria are normal structures called organelles in cells. They are…
- Sylvius, aqueduct of A canal that communicates between the third and fourth ventricles in a system of four communicating cavities…
- Catheter A thin, flexible tube. For example, a catheter placed in a vein provides a pathway for giving drugs…
- Thai hemorrhagic fever A syndrome due to the dengue virus that tends to affect children under 10, causing abdominal pain, hemorrhage…
- Sickness, mountain >If possible, don't fly or drive to high altitude. Start below 10,000 feet (3,048 meters) and walk up. >If…
- Assay, NSE Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) is a substance that has been detected in patients with certain tumors, namely…
- Colinearity 1. In general, the arrangement of one sequence in the same linear order as another sequence.2. In…