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METAPLASIA [3 records]

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Record 1 2012-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Effects of Pollution
DEF

The occurrence of myeloid tissue in extramedullary sites; specifically, a syndrome characterized by splenomegaly, anemia, the presence of nucleated erythrocytes and immature granulocytes in the circulating blood, and extramedullary hematopoiesis in the liver and spleen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Effets de la pollution
DEF

Transformation de cellules épithéliales glandulaires, en cellules myoépithéliales.

OBS

du foie et de la rate. Enviroguide Benzène, chap. 7.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Efectos de la polución
DEF

Enfermedad hematológica rara, caracterizada por fibrosis (proliferación del tejido conectivo fibroso) de la médula ósea, esplenomegalia (bazo anormalmente grande) y anemia (disminución de los hematíes o glóbulos rojos circulantes) con hematíes en forma de lágrima.

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Record 2 2012-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Cancers and Oncology
  • Bones and Joints
CONT

The myeloproliferative disorders comprise a group of usually neoplastic diseases, which may be related histogenetically by a common multipotential stem cell, that includes among others acute and chronic granulocytic leukemias, acute and chronic myelomonocytic leukemias, polycythemia vera, myelofibrosis, myeloid metaplasia, essential thrombocytemia, and erythroleukemia. An interrelationship with the lymphoproliferative disorders is thought to exist.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Cancers et oncologie
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Hémopathie caractérisée par une prolifération des cellules de la série myéloïde se produisant électivement au niveau de la moelle osseuse.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Tipos de cáncer y oncología
  • Huesos y articulaciones
DEF

Término que designa cuatro trastornos sanguíneos diferentes, de los que sólo la leucemia mieloide crónica es cancerosa. Los otros son policitemia vera, metaplasia mieloide agnogénica y trombocitemia esencial.

CONT

Los hematólogos tratan los trastornos mieloproliferativos, de los que un número considerable acaban leucemia mieloide aguda.

Key term(s)
  • trastornos mieloproliferativos
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Record 3 2011-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Blood
  • Biotechnology
DEF

A condition in which there is a change of one adult cell type to another similar adult cell type.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sang
  • Biotechnologie
DEF

Anomalie acquise résultant de la transformation d'un tissu en un autre tissu, de structure et de fonction différentes, normal quant à son architecture, mais anormal quant à sa localisation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sangre
  • Biotecnología
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