hematogenous
Originating in the blood or spread through the bloodstream.
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32 matcheshematologic cancer
A cancer of the blood or bone marrow, such as leukemia or lymphoma.
Read definitionhematologist
The specialist called when a routine blood count stops making sense, whether the answer turns out to be cancer or not.
Read definitionhematoma
A bruise stains the tissue, while a hematoma occupies space, and the trouble it causes comes mostly from what it presses on.
Read definitionhematopoiesis
Every red cell, white cell and platelet traces back to one kind of stem cell, replaced constantly because none of them last.
Read definitionhematopoietic growth factor
A group of proteins that causes blood cells to grow and mature.
Read definitionhematopoietic tissue
Tissue in which new blood cells are formed.
Read definitionhematoporphyrin derivative
A drug used in photodynamic therapy that is absorbed by tumor cells.
Read definitionhematuria
Color is a poor guide here, since beets and some medicines redden urine while a serious cause may leave it looking normal.
Read definitiondihematoporphyrin ether
Used in photodynamic therapy, a drug that is absorbed by tumor cells; when exposed to light, it becomes active and kills the cancer cells.
Read definitionnonhematologic cancer
Cancer that does not begin in the blood or bone marrow.
Read definitionnonmalignant hematologic disorder
A disorder of the blood.
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(Other name for: therapeutic hemin)
Read definitionpediatric hematologist
A doctor who specializes in treating blood disorders in children.
Read definitionbone marrow transplantation
Less a transplant than an infusion, and with a donor graft the immune attack the new cells mount is part of the point.
Read definitionSLE
SLE is the abbreviation for systemic lupus erythematosus, an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the body's own tissues.
Read definitionacquired pure red cell aplasia
A rare disorder in which the bone marrow makes almost no red blood cells.
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A substance being studied in the treatment of soft tissue and bone cancers.
Read definitionauricular
Auricular describes anything relating to the ear, particularly its outer visible structure, though it also names an unrelated heart structure.
Read definitionbioinformatics
Bioinformatics applies computing, statistics, and database science to organize and interpret large volumes of biological and medical information.
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