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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Leukemia
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Leucemia
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Leucemia
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Synonyms English:
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Leucocythaemia
Leucocythaemias
Leucocythemia
Leucocythemias
Leukemias
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Tree Number:
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C04.557.337
SP4.046.452.698.879.160
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Definition English:
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A progressive, malignant disease of the blood-forming organs, characterized by distorted proliferation and development of leukocytes and their precursors in the blood and bone marrow. Leukemias were originally termed acute or chronic based on life expectancy but now are classified according to cellular maturity. Acute leukemias consist of predominately immature cells; chronic leukemias are composed of more mature cells. (From The Merck Manual, 2006) |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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general or unspecified; many specific leukemia types are available
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See Related English:
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Leukemic Infiltration
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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23872
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Unique Identifier:
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D007938
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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