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BMT
Bone marrow transplantation, a procedure in which doctors replace bone marrow that is diseased (or damaged) with healthy bone marrow. The bone marrow to be replaced may be deliberately destroyed by high doses of chemotherapy and/or…
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- Mitotic Pertaining to mitosis.
- Page kidney Chronic longstanding compression of the kidney resulting in hypertension. The kidney is compressed, most…
- Arteritis, cranial A serious disease characterized by inflammation of the walls of the blood vessels (vasculitis). The vessels…
- Test, auditory brainstem response A widely used test of the newborn baby as to their neurologic status and developmental progress. The…
- Irrigate To wash out as, for example, a wound to clean it.
- Ventricle, third >Lateral ventricles: The lateral ventricles are in the cerebral hemispheres, one in each hemisphere. Each…
- Hepatic duct, right See: Right hepatic duct
- Frenum A restraining structure. Frenum is Latin for a bridle. A small frenum is a frenulum
- Cascade A sequence of successive activation reactions involving enzymes (enzyme cascade) or hormones (hormone…
- Adenoid cystic carcinoma A type of cancer that most often develops in the salivary glands of the head and neck. It may arise in other…
- Congenital deafness Deafness: Loss of hearing present at birth. Congenital deafness contrasts to acquired deafness which occurs…