A small, flexible tube used to deliver fluids into the body. A needle is used to insert the catheter into a vein, usually in the back of the hand or in the … [Read more...]
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peripheral T-cell lymphoma
One of a group of aggressive (fast-growing) non-Hodgkin lymphomas that begins in mature T lymphocytes (T cells that have matured in the thymus gland and goes to … [Read more...]
peripheral stem cell transplantation
A method of replacing blood-forming cells destroyed by cancer treatment. Immature blood cells (stem cells) in the circulating blood that are similar to those in … [Read more...]
peripheral stem cell support
A method of replacing blood-forming cells destroyed by cancer treatment. Immature blood cells (stem cells) in the circulating blood that are similar to those in … [Read more...]
peripheral stem cell
An immature cell found circulating in the bloodstream. New blood cells develop from peripheral stem cells. … [Read more...]
peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor
A type of cancer that forms in bone or soft tissue. Also called Ewing sarcoma and pPNET. … [Read more...]
peripheral neuropathy
A nerve problem that causes pain, numbness, tingling, swelling, or muscle weakness in different parts of the body. It usually begins in the hands or feet and … [Read more...]
peripheral blood smear
A procedure in which a sample of blood is viewed under a microscope to count different circulating blood cells (red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, … [Read more...]
peripheral blood lymphocyte therapy
A treatment for Epstein-Barr virus infection or overgrowth of white blood cells (lymphocytes) after an organ or bone marrow transplant. Specific lymphocytes … [Read more...]
peripheral blood
Blood circulating throughout the body. … [Read more...]