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MYELOSUPPRESSION

Specialty Definition: MYELOSUPPRESSION

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Health

A condition in which bone marrow activity is decreased, resulting in fewer red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Myelosuppression is a side effect of some cancer treatments. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: MYELOSUPPRESSION

Specialty definitions using "MYELOSUPPRESSION": AmsacrineTrimetrexateVindesine. (references)
Non-English Usage: "MYELOSUPPRESSION" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

German (myelosuppression).

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Non-Fiction Usage: MYELOSUPPRESSION

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Health

In chemotherapy, most complications are the result of myelosuppression, immunosuppression, and direct cytotoxic effects on oral tissues. (references)

Chemotherapy that does not result in profound myelosuppression can nevertheless cause mucosal ulceration by directly damaging the epithelium. (references)

Mucositis due to any cause may be accompanied by oral bleeding, especially in severe thrombocytopenia caused by leukemia, lymphoma, or myelosuppression. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: MYELOSUPPRESSION

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

myelosuppression

8
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: MYELOSUPPRESSION

Language Translations for "MYELOSUPPRESSION"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

myelinsuppression, knoglemarvinsufficiens. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

myelosuppressie, beenmergaplasie. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

luuytimen vajaatoiminta. (various references)

   

French

  

myélosuppression, insuffisance médullaire, insuffisance médulaire. (various references)

   

German

  

Myelosuppression, Beeinträchtigung des Myelins. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

μυελική ανεπάρκεια. (various references)

   

Italian

  

mielosoppressione. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

yelosuppressionmay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

mielossupressão. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

mielosupresión. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: MYELOSUPPRESSION

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "e-e-i-l-m-n-o-o-p-p-r-s-s-s-u-y"

-4 letters: perilousness, superimposes.

-5 letters: lumpinesses, mousselines, oppressions, plumpnesses, polymerises, pompousness, propulsions, pulpinesses, purposeless, roominesses, spoonerisms, superimpose, suppression.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Quotations: Non-fiction
3. Expressions: Internet
4. Translations: Modern
5. Anagrams
6. Bibliography


  

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