| acute lymphocytic leukemia |
A condition marked by a rapid increase in the number of immature white blood cells called "lymphoblasts," which fail to function as normal cells; leaves the body susceptible to anemia, infection, and bleeding.
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| acute |
A sudden onset of a disease; lasts a short duration of time.
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| acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
A rapidly progressive cancer that starts by the malignant transformation of a marrow lymphocyte. ALL is the most common form of childhood leukemia. The transformed, now malignant, cell multiplies and accumulates in the marrow as leukemic lymphoblasts. The lymphoblasts block normal blood cell-formation in the marrow, resulting in insufficient production of red cells, white cells and platelets. The specific chromosome and genic changes in the affected cells can be used to classify ALL. ...
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| acute rejection |
tissue death usually occurring within a few months after transplant. See "rejection"
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| acute lung injury |
A precursor to ARDS, lesser level of injury, severe oxygenation abnormality presence of diffuse parenchymal infiltrates on chest x-ray (three or four quadrants), hypoxemia as manifested by a PaO 2 /FiO 2 (fraction of inspired oxygen) ratio of <300 torr, and a pulmonary capillary wedge pressure of <18 mmHg, or no clinical evidence of elevated left-sided heart filling pressure.
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