| Descriptor English: | Leukemia | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Leucemia
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Leucemia | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Leucémies | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Leucocythaemia Leucocythaemias Leucocythemia Leucocythemias Leukemias |
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| Tree number(s): |
C04.557.337 C15.378.508 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007938 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A progressive, malignant disease of the blood-forming organs, characterized by distorted proliferation and development of leukocytes and their precursors in the blood and bone marrow. Leukemias were originally termed acute or chronic based on life expectancy but now are classified according to cellular maturity. Acute leukemias consist of predominately immature cells; chronic leukemias are composed of more mature cells. (From The Merck Manual, 2006) |
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| Annotation: | general or unspecified; many specific leukemia types are available |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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| Related: |
Leukemic Infiltration
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| DeCS ID: | 23872 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D007938 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2011/06/24 |
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Neoplasms [C04]Neoplasms
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Leukemia
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| Concept UI |
M0012382 |
| Scope note | A progressive, malignant disease of the blood-forming organs, characterized by distorted proliferation and development of leukocytes and their precursors in the blood and bone marrow. Leukemias were originally termed acute or chronic based on life expectancy but now are classified according to cellular maturity. Acute leukemias consist of predominately immature cells; chronic leukemias are composed of more mature cells. (From The Merck Manual, 2006) |
| Preferred term | Leukemia |
| Entry term(s) |
Leucocythaemia Leucocythaemias Leucocythemia Leucocythemias Leukemias |
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