| CMV |
a herpesvirus that occurs in healthy individuals without causing symptoms. In immunocompromised individuals (usually with CD4 cell counts below 50 cells/mm 3 ), CMV may cause serious illness including retinitis (inflammation of the retina), pneumonia, colitis (inflammation of the large bowel), and encephalitis. CMV infection of a pregnant woman may lead to congenital abnormalities in the newborn. CMV may be treated with ganciclovir, foscarnet, or cidofovir.
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| CMV |
Cytomegalovirus. A virus that may be carried in an inactive state for life by healthy individuals. It is a cause of severe pneumonia in people with a suppressed immune system, such as those undergoing bone marrow transplantation or those with leukemia or lymphoma.
Ãâó: www.seniormag.com/conditions/cancer/cancerglossary...
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| CML |
Chronic myelogenous leukemia. A slowly progressing disease in which too many white blood cells are made in the bone marrow. Also called chronic granulocytic leukemia.
Ãâó: www.seniormag.com/conditions/cancer/cancerglossary...
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| CMP |
An acronym for the Campus Master (Land Use) Plan.
Ãâó: www.uvm.edu/~plan/masterplan/glossary.html
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| CMT |
A term gaining popularity and meaning several treatments at once or in succession. Although no one has shown that chemotherapy and radiation therapy at the same time are better than radiation therapy alone in the treatment of gall bladder cancer, CMT is better with many other kinds of cancers.
Ãâó: www.womenandinfants.com/body.cfm
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