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Bone marrow ablation

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-001162

A procedure to destroy bone marrow using radiation or high doses of anticancer drugs. It is done before a bone marrow or blood stem cell transplant to kill cancer cells and bone marrow cells. This makes room for healthy stem cells.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-001162
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-001162",
  "term": "Bone marrow ablation",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A procedure to destroy bone marrow using radiation or high doses of anticancer drugs. It is done before a bone marrow or blood stem cell transplant to kill cancer cells and bone marrow cells. This makes room for healthy stem cells.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/bone-marrow-ablation/"
}

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