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CML, juvenile
See: Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia
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Show more- Osteocyte A bone cell
- Surgery, YAG laser The use of a YAG (yttrium-aluminum-garnet) laser to do surgery. One use for a YAG laser in surgery is to…
- Radiation therapy, stereotactic The use of a number of precisely aimed beams of ionizing radiation, each coming from different directions and…
- Mordant A substance capable of deepening the reaction to a stain (as in the pathology laboratory); incisive; burning…
- Kiss A touch or caress with the lips. 'The anatomical juxtaposition of two orbicularis oris muscles in a state of…
- Prenatal Occurring or existing before birth. Prenatal care is the regular health care women should receive during…
- GSTO1 Glutathione S-transferase omega-1
- Microscope, fluorescent See: Fluorescent microscope
- Chicken genome The genome of the Red Jungle Fowl, Gallus gallus, the ancestor of domestic chickens, comprising about 1…
- Glucosamine A molecule derived from the sugar glucose by the addition of an amino (NH2) group, glucosamine is a component…
- Weighing, hydrostatic See: Underwater weighing
- Gastric banding A surgically implanted device used to help a person lose weight. In a surgical procedure, a band is placed…