Search Results for: Hemo

high-dose chemotherapy

An intensive drug treatment to kill cancer cells, but that also destroys the bone marrow and can cause other severe side effects. High-dose chemotherapy is … [Read more...]

hemorrhoid

An enlarged or swollen blood vessel, usually located near the anus or the rectum. … [Read more...]

hemorrhage

In medicine, loss of blood from damaged blood vessels. A hemorrhage may be internal or external, and usually involves a lot of bleeding in a short time. … [Read more...]

hemoptysis

Coughing or spitting up blood from the respiratory tract. … [Read more...]

hemophilia

Group of hereditary disorders in which affected individuals fail to make enough of certain proteins needed to form blood clots. … [Read more...]

hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

A rare disorder in which histiocytes and lymphocytes (types of white blood cells) build up in organs including the skin, spleen, and liver, and destroy other … [Read more...]

hemoglobin

The substance inside red blood cells that binds to oxygen in the lungs and carries it to the tissues. … [Read more...]

hemochromatosis

A condition in which the body takes up and stores more iron than it needs. The extra iron is stored in the liver, heart, and pancreas, which may cause liver … [Read more...]

cytotoxic chemotherapy

Anticancer drugs that kill cells, especially cancer cells. … [Read more...]

combination chemotherapy

Treatment using more than one anticancer drug. … [Read more...]