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STEM CELL TRANSPLANT [1 record]

Record 1 2015-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
  • Cytology
  • Cancers and Oncology
DEF

[A] treatment that involves giving stem cells (unspecialized cells), which develop into healthy specialized cells and replace damaged tissue.

CONT

For example, stem cell transplant is used to replace blood-forming stems cells in bone marrow damaged or destroyed by disease (such as cancer), drugs or radiation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
  • Cytologie
  • Cancers et oncologie
DEF

Traitement qui consiste à injecter au patient des cellules souches (cellules non spécialisées) qui se développeront en cellules spécialisées saines et remplaceront les tissus endommagés.

CONT

La greffe de cellules souches vise, par exemple, à remplacer des cellules souches qui produisent les cellules sanguines lorsque la moelle osseuse est endommagée ou détruite en raison d'une maladie (comme le cancer), de la prise de médicaments ou d'une irradiation.

Spanish

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