Glossary
a
- acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
- ALL
- acute myeloid leukaemia
- AML
- adenosine deaminase inhibitors
- aetiology
- alkylating agent
- allogeneic stem cell transplant
- alopecia
- amyloid
- anaemia
- anthracyclines
- anti-emetic
- anti-fungal
- anti-viral
- antibiotics
- antibodies
- antigen
- antihistamines
- antilymphocyte globulin
- antimetabolites
- apheresis
- aplastic anaemia
- audiogram
- Auer rods
- auto-immune disease
- autologous stem cell transplant
b
- B cell (B lymphocyte)
- bacteria
- baseline
- basophilia
- basophils
- Bence-Jones protein
- benign
- Beta-2 microglobulin
- biopsy
- biotherapy
- bisphosphonates
- blast cells
- blood cells
- blood count
- blood disease
- blood stem cell
- bone marrow
- bone marrow aspirate
- bone marrow biopsy
- bone marrow transplant
- bone marrow trephine
- brachytherapy
- Burkitt lymphoma
c
- C-reactive protein
- CRP
- cancer
- cannula
- carcinogen
- carcinogenesis
- cardiac
- catheter
- CD 34 cells
- cell biology
- cell markers
- cells
- central nervous system
- CNS
- central venous catheter
- CVC
- cerebrospinal fluid
- CSF
- chemotherapy
- chromosome
- chronic leukaemia
- chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
- CLL
- chronic myeloid leukaemia
- CML
- chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia
- CMML
- clinical haematologist
- clinical trial
- clone
- clotting
- clotting factors
- CNS leukaemia
- CNSL
- coagulation
- complete remission
- congenital
- consolidation treatment
- contagious
- cord blood
- cord blood transplant
- corticosteroids
- creatinine
- cryopreservation
- CT scan
- CT
- cure
- cyclosporin
- cytogenetic changes
- cytogenetic tests
- cytomegalovirus
- CMV
- cytopenia
- cytoplasm
- cytotoxic drugs
d
- defects
- deletion
- deoxyribonculeic acid
- DNA
- depletion
- differentiation
- disseminated disease
- dysplasia
e
- electrocardiogram
- ECG
- electroencephalogram
- EEG
- electrolytes
- enzyme
- eosinophilia
- eosinophils
- epidemiology
- Epstein Barr virus
- EBV
- erythrocytes
- erythroleukaemia
- essential thrombocythaemia
f
- Fanconi’s anaemia
- flow cytometry
- full blood count
- FBC
g
- gallium scan
- gamma globulin
- genes
- graft-versus-host disease
- GvHD
- granulocyte
- granulocyte-colony stimulating factor
- G-CSF
- growth factors
- growth hormone
- GH
h
- haematocrit
- haematologist
- haematology
- haematopoietic stem cells
- haemoglobin
- haemopoiesis
- hepatomegaly
- hickman catheter
- human leukocyte antigen
- HLA
- hyperviscosity syndrome
- hypogammaglobulinaemia
i
- immune system
- immunoglobin M
- IgM
- immunoglobulin
- immunosuppression
- immunotherapy
- indolent
- inherited
- intravenous
k
- karyotype
l
- lactate dehydrogenase
- LDH
- late effects
- leukaemia
- leukocytes
- lumbar puncture
- lymph node
- lymphatic system
m
- megakaryocytes
- monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
- MGUS
- monocytes
- mononclonal antibodies
- morphologically
- mutation
n
- neutropenia
- neutrophils
- next-generation sequencing
- NGS
o
- oncogenes
- oncologist
p
- pancytopenia
- pathology
- PET scan
- PET
- petechiae
- PICC line
- PICC
- platelets
- polymerase chain reaction
- PCR
- prognosis
- purpura
r
- radiotherapy
- red blood cell
- refractory
- relapse
- remission
- remission
- rigor
s
- stem cell transplant
- subcutaneous
- subcutaneous injection
- survival rate
t
- T cell
- thrombocytes
- thrombocytopenia
- tomography
- tumour
v
- virology
- virus
w
- white blood cells
x
- x-rays