Biomaterial Database

M FAZZIO

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007938	Leukemia	A progressive, malignant disease of the blood-forming organs, characterized by distorted proliferation and development of leukocytes and their precursors in the blood and bone marrow. Leukemias were originally termed acute or chronic based on life expectancy but now are classified according to cellular maturity. Acute leukemias consist of predominately immature cells; chronic leukemias are composed of more mature cells. (From The Merck Manual, 2006)	Leucocythaemia,Leucocythemia,Leucocythaemias,Leucocythemias,Leukemias
D007947	Leukemia, Megakaryoblastic, Acute	An acute myeloid leukemia in which 20-30% of the bone marrow or peripheral blood cells are of megakaryocyte lineage. MYELOFIBROSIS or increased bone marrow RETICULIN is common.	Leukemia, Megakaryocytic,Leukemia, Megakaryocytic, Acute,Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute, M7,Megakaryoblastic Leukemia, Acute,Megakaryocytic Leukemia,Megakaryocytic Leukemia, Acute,Myeloid Leukemia, Acute, M7,Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia,Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemias,Acute Megakaryocytic Leukemia,Acute Megakaryocytic Leukemias,Leukemia, Acute Megakaryoblastic,Leukemia, Acute Megakaryocytic,Leukemias, Acute Megakaryoblastic,Leukemias, Acute Megakaryocytic,Leukemias, Megakaryocytic,Megakaryoblastic Leukemias, Acute,Megakaryocytic Leukemias,Megakaryocytic Leukemias, Acute
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man