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Erythroleukemia
A form of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) involving the cells that give rise to the erythrocytes (the red blood cells). In this type of leukemia, the body produces large numbers of abnormal, immature red blood cells. Erythroleukemia is…
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- Leukemia, smoldering A condition in which the bone marrow does not function normally. It does not produce enough blood cells. This…
- Small saphenous vein The smaller of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the…
- Histo- Literally, tissue compatibility. With full histocompatibility between a donor and recipient, tissue can be…
- Tendinitis Inflammation of a tendon (the tissue by which muscle attaches to bone). Tendinitis most commonly occurs as a…
- Filler An inactive substance used to make a product bigger or easier to handle. For example, fillers are often used…
- Massage therapist A person who practices therapeutic massage. In many US states, massage therapists can be licensed after…
- Radiation, background See: Background radiation
- Granulomatous colitis Crohn's disease of the colon (the large intestine). Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder…
- Cranial nerve VII The cranial nerves emerge from or enter the skull (the cranium), as opposed to the spinal nerves which emerge…
- Chalazion Chalazion: A cyst of the little glands in the eyelids that make a lubricant which they discharge through tiny…