| GV | gastric volume; gas ventilation; gentian violet; germinal vesicle; granulosis virus; griseoviridan; ... |
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| HAV | hemadsorption virus; hepatitis A virus |
| HCV | hepatitis C virus; hog cholera virus |
| HDV | hepatitis D virus; hepatitis delta virus |
| HLV | hamster leukemia virus; herpes-like virus; hypoplastic left ventricle |
| hairy cell leukaemia | <haematology, oncology> A rare chronic disorder characterised by proliferation of hairy cells in reticuloendothelial organs and blood. Origin: Gr. Haima = blood (13 Nov 1997) |
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| prolymphocytic leukaemia | <haematology> A variant of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia in which the malignant cells have a more immature appearance. The disease requires chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy and sometimes removal of the spleen (splenectomy). Origin: Gr. Haima = blood (13 Nov 1997) |
| Schilling type of monocytic leukaemia | See: monocytic leukaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| secondary leukaemia | A leukaemia arising from either previous chemotherapy or radiotherapy or as the development of a pre-existing condition, such as myelodysplasia. Origin: Gr. Haima = blood (13 Nov 1997) |
| human leukaemia-associated antigens | Antigen's on the surface of leukaemic cells which seem not to be present on the surfaces of the same type of normal cells; the myeloblast antigen of acute myelogenous leukaemia found in chronic myelogenous leukaemia is thought to be associated with a "blastic" transformation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| smoldering leukaemia | A condition in which the bone marrow does not function normally. It does not produce enough blood cells. This condition may progress and become acute leukaemia. Smoldering leukaemia also is called myelodysplastic syndrome or preleukaemia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| splenic leukaemia | A form of leukaemia in which there is an unusually great degree of enlargement of the spleen, as observed frequently in chronic granulocytic leukaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Naegeli type of monocytic leukaemia | A variant of granulocytic leukaemia with monocytosis in the peripheral blood. Synonym: Naegeli type of monocytic leukaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stem cell leukaemia | A form of leukaemia in which the abnormal cells are thought to be the precursors of lymphoblasts, myeloblasts, or monoblasts. Synonym: embryonal leukaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neutrophilic leukaemia | An unusual form of chronic granulocytic leukaemia in which the greatly increased number of leukocytes in the circulating blood are mature polymorphonuclear neutrophils, with virtually no young or immature granulocytes being observed. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subleukaemic leukaemia | A form of leukaemia in which abnormal cells are present in the peripheral blood, but the total leukocyte count is not elevated. Synonym: hypoleukaemia, leukopenic myelosis, subleukaemic myelosis, subleukaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| embryonal leukaemia | A form of leukaemia in which the abnormal cells are thought to be the precursors of lymphoblasts, myeloblasts, or monoblasts. Synonym: embryonal leukaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eosinophilic leukaemia | Eosinophilocytic leukaemia, a form of granulocytic leukaemia in which there are conspicuous numbers of eosinophilic granulocytes in the tissues and circulating blood, or in which such cells are predominant; in chronic disease of this type, the total white blood cell count may be as high as 200,000 to 250,000 per cu mm, with as many as 80 or 90% being eosinophils, chiefly adult forms. (05 Mar 2000) |
| leukaemia | <haematology> An acute or chronic disease of unknown cause in man and other warm blooded animals that involves the blood forming organs, is characterised by an abnormal increase in the number of leucocytes in the tissues of the body with or without a corresponding increase of those in the circulating blood and is classified according of the type leucocyte most prominently involved. (18 Nov 1997) |
| leukaemia, accelerated phase of | Refers to chronic myelogenous leukaemia that is progressing. The number of immature, abnormal white blood cells in the bone marrow and blood is higher than in the chronic phase, but not as high as in the blast phase. (12 Dec 1998) |