Leukaemia key terms

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flash cards for leukaemia key terms
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Leukocytes a colourless sell which circulates in the blood
RBC Red blood cells
Platelets little pieces of red blood cells which help prevent and heal wounds
Stem cell an undefined cell of a multicellular organism
AML Acute myeloid leukaemia
steroids Naturally produced substances
Remission where the serious illness improves for a short period of time 'the chemo was successful
chemotherapy the use of drug control to try cure cancer
radiotherapy treatment of cancer caused by the use of radiation
prognosis a doctors opinion on how the illness will develop
Acute something which isn't too serious but can lead to be serious
Chronic something which isn't easily treated
relapse becoming ill after seeming to improve
WBC White blood cells
CML chronic myelogenous
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