Search Results for: blood

The blocking of an artery by a clot of foreign material. This can be done as treatment to block the flow of blood to a tumor. … [Read more...]

A procedure that destroys tissue with an electrical current passed through a stream of argon gas to the tissue. It is used to treat endometriosis and other … [Read more...]

A condition in which the bone marrow is unable to produce blood cells. … [Read more...]

An aggressive (fast-growing) type of acute myeloid leukemia in which there are too many immature blood-forming cells in the blood and bone marrow. It is usually … [Read more...]

A procedure in which blood is collected, part of the blood such as platelets or white blood cells is taken out, and the rest of the blood is returned to the … [Read more...]

A drug used to control the amount of sugar in the blood of patients with diabetes mellitus. It is a form of the hormone insulin that is made in the laboratory. … [Read more...]

The largest artery in the body. It carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to vessels that reach the rest of the body. … [Read more...]

Surgery in which a healthy blood vessel taken from another part of the body is used to make a new path for blood around a blocked artery leading to the heart. … [Read more...]

Serum from blood that contains antibodies that bind to human T cells. Antithymocyte globulin is given to a patient before a stem cell transplant to kill T cells … [Read more...]

A substance isolated from normal human blood and urine that is being tested as a type of treatment for some tumors and AIDS. … [Read more...]