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Leukemia, acute myelogenous
Leukemia, acute myelogenous: Abbreviated AML. Also called acute myeloid leukemia or acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL). A quickly progressive malignant disease in which there are too many immature blood-forming cells in the blood and…
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- Differentiated cancer Cancer: A cancer in which the cells are mature and look like cells in the tissue from it arose…
- Sickle hemoglobin Hemoglobin S, the most common type of abnormal hemoglobin and the basis of both sickle cell trait and sickle…
- Tummy 1. Babytalk for the stomach. The word tummy is derived from stomach.2. Slang for a paunch. A big tummy raises…
- Sting, insect Stings from large stinging insects such as yellow jackets, bees, hornets and wasps can trigger allergic…
- Crohn ileitis Inflammation of the ileum (the farthest segment of the small intestine) due to Crohn disease. Crohn disease…
- Asian influenza See: Asian flu
- Deltoid An adjective and a noun. Adjective: In the shape of delta, the fourth letter in the Greek alphabet. A capital…
- ADLs (activities of daily living) The things we normally do in daily living including any daily activity we perform for self-care (such as…
- PVC Premature ventricular contraction. See: Extrasystole
- Anxiety disorder, social Excessive fear of embarrassment in social situations that is extremely intrusive and can have debilitating…
- Abdomen The belly, that part of the body that contains all of the structures between the chest and the pelvis. The…