erythrocyte
Stripped of a nucleus and packed with hemoglobin, this cell trades any ability to repair itself for maximum oxygen carrying capacity.
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18 matcheserythrodysplasia
A condition in which immature red blood cells (erythroid cells) in the bone marrow are abnormal in size, shape, organization, and/or number.
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A condition in which immature red blood cells (erythroid cells) in the bone marrow are abnormal in size, shape, organization, and/or number.
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Cancer of the blood-forming tissues in which large numbers of immature, abnormal red blood cells are found in the blood and bone marrow.
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An abnormal patch of red and white tissue that forms on mucous membranes in the mouth and may become cancer.
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An abnormal patch of red tissue that forms on mucous membranes in the mouth and may become cancer.
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The kidney doubles as an oxygen meter, releasing this hormone whenever the blood passing through it carries less oxygen than it should.
Read definitionpalmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia
A condition marked by pain, swelling, numbness, tingling, or redness of the hands or feet.
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An old, inexpensive blood test that reports something is wrong somewhere without saying what or where.
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RBC abbreviates red blood cell, the abundant blood cell that carries oxygen from the lungs to tissues throughout the body.
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The falling red cells are only a stand-in; what the test really tracks is a shift in the proteins dissolved around them.
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The blood is what sets it apart: the same malignant cells circulate, so it behaves unlike a lymphoma confined to skin.
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A substance being studied in the prevention of palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia (pain, swelling, numbness, tingling, or redness of the palms of the hands or soles of the feet) in breast cancer…
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A condition marked by pain, swelling, numbness, tingling, or redness of the hands or feet.
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One of a pair of organs in the abdomen.
Read definitionmethoxypolyethylene glycol epoetin beta
A substance being studied in the treatment of anemia in patients who are receiving chemotherapy.
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This injectable medication stimulates red blood cell production and is sold under the brand name Procrit, with epoetin alfa as its generic name.
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A substance that is being studied in the treatment of anemia in patients who are receiving chemotherapy.
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