Hematopoietic System
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Hematopoietic System. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Hematopoietic System.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Bone Marrow Cells - Cells contained in the bone marrow including fat cells (see ADIPOCYTES); STROMAL CELLS; MEGAKARYOCYT...
Erythroblasts - Immature, nucleated ERYTHROCYTES occupying the stage of ERYTHROPOIESIS that follows formation of ERY...
Erythroid Precursor Cells - The cells in the erythroid series derived from MYELOID PROGENITOR CELLS or from the bi-potential MEG...
Granulocyte Precursor Cells - The cells in the granulocytic series that give rise to mature granulocytes (NEUTROPHILS; EOSINOPHILS...
Granulocyte Precursor Cells - The cells in the granulocytic series that give rise to mature granulocytes (NEUTROPHILS; EOSINOPHILS...
Granulocyte-Macrophage Progenitor Cells - The parent cells that give rise to both cells of the GRANULOCYTE lineage and cells of the monocyte/m...
Granulocytes - Leukocytes with abundant granules in the cytoplasm. They are divided into three groups according to ...
Hematopoietic Stem Cells - Progenitor cells from which all blood cells derive....
Lymphoid Progenitor Cells - Stem cells from which B-LYMPHOCYTES; T-LYMPHOCYTES; NATURAL KILLER CELLS; and some DENDRITIC CELLS d...
Megakaryocyte Progenitor Cells - The parent cells that give rise to cells in the MEGAKARYOCYTE lineage, and ultimately BLOOD PLATELET...
Megakaryocyte-Erythroid Progenitor Cells - The parent cells that give rise to both cells of the MEGAKARYOCYTE and the ERYTHROCYTE lineages....
Megakaryocytes - Very large BONE MARROW CELLS which release mature BLOOD PLATELETS....
Megaloblasts - Red blood cell precursors, corresponding to ERYTHROBLASTS, that are larger than normal, usually resu...
Monocyte-Macrophage Precursor Cells - Parent cells in the lineage that gives rise to MONOCYTES and MACROPHAGES....
Monocytes - Large, phagocytic mononuclear leukocytes produced in the vertebrate BONE MARROW and released into th...
Myeloid Progenitor Cells - Stem cells derived from HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS. Derived from these myeloid progenitor cells are th...
Reticulocytes - Immature ERYTHROCYTES. In humans, these are ERYTHROID CELLS that have just undergone extrusion of th...
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
