- umbilical cord blood
- Blood from the umbilical cord of a newborn baby. This blood contains high concentrations of stem cells (cells from which all blood cells develop).
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umbilical cord blood transplantation — The injection of umbilical cord blood to restore an individual s own blood production system suppressed by anticancer drugs, radiation therapy, or both. It is being studied in the treatment of cancer and severe blood disorders such as aplastic… … English dictionary of cancer terms
umbilical cord blood banked stem cells — stem cell collected from umbilical cord blood at birth, which can be stored indefinitely and used if that particular baby or a blood compatible sibling ever develops an illness (such as leukaemia) that could be treated by cord blood stem cell… … Medical dictionary
umbilical cord blood banked stem cells — haemopoietic stem cells collected from umbilical cord blood at birth, which can be stored indefinitely and used if that particular baby or a blood compatible sibling ever develops an illness (such as leukaemia) that could only be treated by cord… … The new mediacal dictionary
Percutaneous umbilical cord blood sampling — PUBS redirects here. For other uses, see PUB (disambiguation). Percutaneous umbilical cord blood sampling Intervention MeSH D017218 Percutaneous umbilical cord blood sampling (PUBS), also called cordocentesis, is a diagnostic … Wikipedia
Umbilical cord — of a three minute old child. A medical clamp has been applied. Latin funiculus umbilicalis Code … Wikipedia
Cord blood — Umbilical cord blood is blood that remains in the placenta and in the attached umbilical cord after childbirth. Cord blood is collected because it contains stem cells which can be used to treat hematopoietic and genetic disorders. Contents 1… … Wikipedia
Cord blood bank — A cord blood bank is a facility which stores umbilical cord blood for future use. Both private and public cord blood banks have developed since the mid to late 1990s in response to the potential for cord blood transplants in treating diseases of… … Wikipedia
cord blood bank — n. A repository for umbilical cord blood, which is rich in stem cells that can be used for research or to help the donor in future medical procedures. Also: cord bank. cord blood banking pp. Example Citations: Cryobanks International, Inc. is a… … New words
Umbilical cord prolapse — Classification and external resources Cord prolapse, depicted by W.Smellie, 1792 ICD 10 O … Wikipedia
Umbilical cord — Umbilical Um*bil ic*al, a. [Cf. F. ombilical. See {Umbilic}, n.] 1. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to an umbilicus, or umbilical cord; umbilic. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to the center; central. [R.] De Foe. [1913 Webster] {Umbilical cord}. (a) (Anat … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
