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cyclic neutropenia

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-002213

A chronic condition that affects neutrophils (a type of white blood cell). In cyclic neutropenia, the number of neutrophils in the blood goes in cycles from normal to low and back to normal again. Symptoms include fever, inflamed mucous membranes in the mouth, and infections. Also called periodic neutropenia.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-002213
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsperiodic neutropenia
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-002213",
  "term": "cyclic neutropenia",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A chronic condition that affects neutrophils (a type of white blood cell). In cyclic neutropenia, the number of neutrophils in the blood goes in cycles from normal to low and back to normal again. Symptoms include fever, inflamed mucous membranes in the mouth, and infections. Also called periodic neutropenia.",
  "synonyms": [
    "periodic neutropenia"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/cyclic-neutropenia/"
}

Record 5,559 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.