| RAEB | <haematology> A form of myelodysplasia characterised by the build up of immature white blood cells (blasts) in the bone marrow. If the immature cells are particularly numerous it may indicate a chance of transformation to acute leukaemia and the condition is called refractory anaemia with excess blasts in transformation (RAEBt). Acronym: RAEB (13 Nov 1997) |
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| Raeder | Georg Johann, Norwegian ophthalmologist, 1889-1956. See: Raeder's paratrigeminal syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Raeder's paratrigeminal syndrome | <syndrome> A postganglionic Horner's syndrome associated with trigeminal nerve dysfunction caused by involvement of the carotid sympathetic plexus, near Mechel' cave. (05 Mar 2000) |