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THROMBOCYTOSIS [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-05-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Blood
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- thrombocytosis
1, record 1, English, thrombocytosis
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- reactive thrombocytosis 2, record 1, English, reactive%20thrombocytosis
correct
- secondary thrombocytosis 3, record 1, English, secondary%20thrombocytosis
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The term "thrombocythemia" is preferred when the cause of a high platelet count isn’t known.... This condition occurs if faulty cells in the bone marrow make too many platelets.... When another disease or condition causes a high platelet count, the term "thrombocytosis" is preferred. 4, record 1, English, - thrombocytosis
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Sang
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- thrombocytose
1, record 1, French, thrombocytose
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- thrombocytose réactionnelle 2, record 1, French, thrombocytose%20r%C3%A9actionnelle
correct, feminine noun
- thrombocytose secondaire 3, record 1, French, thrombocytose%20secondaire
correct, feminine noun
- hyperplaquettose réactionnelle 1, record 1, French, hyperplaquettose%20r%C3%A9actionnelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Affection caractérisée par une augmentation, le plus souvent transitoire, du nombre des plaquettes sanguines, et liée à une cause pathologique déterminée. 4, record 1, French, - thrombocytose
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une thrombocytose est une anomalie [...] qui s'observe principalement en cas d'inflammation (infection, rhumatisme inflammatoire, cancer avec inflammation), d'hémorragie aiguë, de carence en fer. [...] Le nombre de plaquettes augmente moins que dans les thrombocytémies [...] et reste compris dans la plupart des cas entre 500 000 et 1 million par millimètre cube [...]. Il régresse au fur et à mesure que l'affection en cause évolue vers la guérison. 2, record 1, French, - thrombocytose
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-04-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Blood
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- thrombocythemia
1, record 2, English, thrombocythemia
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- thrombocythaemia 2, record 2, English, thrombocythaemia
correct, Great Britain
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The term "thrombocythemia" is preferred when the cause of a high platelet count isn’t known.... This condition occurs if faulty cells in the bone marrow make too many platelets.... When another disease or condition causes a high platelet count, the term "thrombocytosis" is preferred. 3, record 2, English, - thrombocythemia
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
thrombocythemia: term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee. 4, record 2, English, - thrombocythemia
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Sang
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- thrombocytémie
1, record 2, French, thrombocyt%C3%A9mie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Affection caractérisée par une augmentation importante, supérieure en général à 800 000 par millimètre cube, et le plus souvent permanente, du nombre des plaquettes sanguines, et qui n'a aucune cause pathologique déterminée. 2, record 2, French, - thrombocyt%C3%A9mie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-07-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Blood
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Blackfan and Diamond anemia
1, record 3, English, Blackfan%20and%20Diamond%20anemia
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- DBA 1, record 3, English, DBA
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Blackfan and Diamond syndrome 1, record 3, English, Blackfan%20and%20Diamond%20syndrome
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A congenital hypoplastic anemia that occurs especially in early infancy; it is, in general, characterized by a moderate-to-severe macrocytic anemia, occasional neutropenia or thrombocytosis, a normocellular bone marrow with erythroid hypoplasia, and an increased risk of developing leukemia. 1, record 3, English, - Blackfan%20and%20Diamond%20anemia
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sang
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- anémie de Blackfan-Diamond
1, record 3, French, an%C3%A9mie%20de%20Blackfan%2DDiamond
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- maladie de Blackfan-Diamond 1, record 3, French, maladie%20de%20Blackfan%2DDiamond
correct, feminine noun
- anémie hypoplastique congénitale 1, record 3, French, an%C3%A9mie%20hypoplastique%20cong%C3%A9nitale
see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Anémie chronique normochrome, normocytaire, arégénérative, survenant dans les premiers mois de la vie, due à une érythrogénèse imparfaite et qui, en général, se manifeste par une forte anémie, une réticulocytopénie absolue et une érythroblastopénie médullaire ou un blocage de la maturation des érythroblastes. 1, record 3, French, - an%C3%A9mie%20de%20Blackfan%2DDiamond
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
anémie hypoplastique congénitale : synonyme attesté mais discutable. 1, record 3, French, - an%C3%A9mie%20de%20Blackfan%2DDiamond
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-02-24
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Blood
- Injections, Tubing and Transfusions (Medicine)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- cytapheresis
1, record 4, English, cytapheresis
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- cytopheresis 2, record 4, English, cytopheresis
correct
- cytophoresis 3, record 4, English, cytophoresis
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A procedure in which cells of one or more kinds (leucocytes, platelets, etc.) are separated from whole blood. 1, record 4, English, - cytapheresis
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cytapheresis is clinically indicated to ameliorate symptoms related to leukocytosis or thrombocytosis associated with myeloproliferative diseases. The technique is considered a stop-gap measure to allow time for chemotherapeutic agents to take effect. 4, record 4, English, - cytapheresis
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It includes leukapheresis and thrombocytapheresis. 1, record 4, English, - cytapheresis
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[The blood cells can be] retained, the plasma and other formed elements being retransfused into the donor ... 1, record 4, English, - cytapheresis
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Sang
- Injections, tubages et transfusions (Médecine)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- cytaphérèse
1, record 4, French, cytaph%C3%A9r%C3%A8se
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- cytophérèse 2, record 4, French, cytoph%C3%A9r%C3%A8se
correct, feminine noun, less frequent
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Technique d'extraction cellulaire à partir du sang total fondée sur un principe de sédimentation différentielle des hématies, leucocytes et plaquettes. 2, record 4, French, - cytaph%C3%A9r%C3%A8se
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'emploi des progéniteurs circulants associé ou non l'administration d'une chimiothérapie myélosuppressive, permet de limiter le nombre et la durée des séances de cytaphérèse, et de transformer le prélèvement des cellules souches périphériques en une pratique aisément applicable à la plupart des patients. 3, record 4, French, - cytaph%C3%A9r%C3%A8se
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1989-01-10
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Blood
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- juvenile chronic myelogenous leukemia 1, record 5, English, juvenile%20chronic%20myelogenous%20leukemia
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chronic granulocytic leukemia(chronic myelogenous leukemia) : A neoplastic disorder of the blood granulocytes that usually occurs in persons of age 30-50 years, and is characterized by splenomegaly, increase in the number of granulocytes in blood and bone narrow..., thrombocytosis that may be very marked, absent or nearly absent leukocyte alkaline phosphatase, and a distinctive cytogenetic abnormality of granulocytes... 2, record 5, English, - juvenile%20chronic%20myelogenous%20leukemia
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Sang
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- leucémie myélogène chronique juvénile 1, record 5, French, leuc%C3%A9mie%20my%C3%A9log%C3%A8ne%20chronique%20juv%C3%A9nile
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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