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Neutropenia

Health care; Hospitals

Meaning not enough neutrophils, a type of white blood cell that kills and digests microorganisms such as viruses. The neutrophil has a lifespan of about 3 days. Neutropenia may be seen with viral ...

Blue blood (venous blood)

Health care; Hospitals

Blood that is returning in the veins of the body to the heart. Blood is then pumped to the lungs to pick up oxygen (becoming red blood).

Blunt abdominal injury

Health care; Hospitals

To be struck in the abdomen by something that does not penetrate the skin.

Pyloric stenosis

Health care; Hospitals

Narrowing (stenosis) of the outlet of the stomach so that food cannot pass easily from the stomach into the duodenum (intestine), resulting in feeding problems and projectile vomiting. The ...

A spongy material found in the centre of the bone that contains stem cells which manufacture blood cells. The 3 major types of blood cells produced are red blood cells (RBC), white blood cells (WBC) ...

Refractory

Health care; Hospitals

Not yielding or improving with treatment or therapy, such as otitis refractory to penicillin.

Bone marrow biopsy

Health care; Hospitals

The removal of a sample of bone marrow and a small amount of bone (usually from the hip) through a large needle. At least two samples are taken. The first is by aspiration (suction with a syringe). ...