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Mixed-lineage leukemia
A type of childhood leukemia in which a piece of chromosome 11 has been translocated (broken off and attached itself to another chromosome). Children with this type of leukemia have a particularly poor prognosis (outlook). They do not…
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- Cuboid bone The cuboid bone is the outer bone in the instep of the foot. It is called the cuboid bone because it is…
- Herpetiform virus A virus with the characteristic shape and behavior of a virus in the herpes family. Not all members of the…
- Thanatophobia An abnormal and excessive fear of death
- Gua-sha A method in tradition Chinese medicine in which the skin on the back, limbs, and other parts of the body is…
- Cytotoxic Toxic to cells, cell-toxic, cell-killing. Any agent or process that kills cells. Chemotherapy and…
- Gorlin syndrome Name sometimes used for the LEOPARD syndrome which Dr. Robert J. Gorlin and colleagues recognized and…
- Fredrickson See: Fredrickson, Donald
- Monosodium glutamate MSG, a sodium salt of the amino acid glutamic acid that enhances the flavor of certain foods. Originally…
- Osteolytic Pertaining to the dissolution of bone, especially the loss of calcium from bone. 'Punched-out' osteolytic…
- Pinworm infection Pinworm infection: An infection caused by a small, white intestinal worm: the pinworm or, more formally…
- Human parainfluenza virus One in a group of four RNA viruses that rank second only to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) as a common…