- syngeneic bone marrow transplantation
- A procedure in which a person receives bone marrow donated by his or her healthy identical twin.
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Syngeneic bone marrow transplantation — is a procedure in which a person receives bone marrow donated by his or her healthy identical twin. External links * [http://www.cancer.gov/Templates/db alpha.aspx?CdrID=270741 Syngeneic bone marrow transplantation] entry in the public domain NCI … Wikipedia
bone marrow transplantation — A procedure to replace bone marrow that has been destroyed by treatment with high doses of anticancer drugs or radiation. Transplantation may be autologous (an individual s own marrow saved before treatment), allogeneic (marrow donated by someone … English dictionary of cancer terms
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peripheral stem cell transplantation — A method of replacing blood forming cells destroyed by cancer treatment. Immature blood cells (stem cells) in the circulating blood that are similar to those in the bone marrow are given to the patient after treatment. This helps the bone marrow… … English dictionary of cancer terms
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