BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION


Meaning of BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ [trans-plan-TAY-shun] ]

A procedure to replace bone marrow that has been destroyed by treatment with high doses of anticancer drugs or radiation. Transplantation may be autologous (an individual's own marrow saved before treatment), allogeneic (marrow donated by someone else), or syngeneic (marrow donated by an identical twin).

NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms.      Английский словарь раковых терминов NCI(Национальный институт злокачественных новообразований).