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Febrile neutropenia

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-003150

A condition marked by fever and a lower-than-normal number of neutrophils in the blood. A neutrophil is a type of white blood cell that helps fight infection. Having too few neutrophils increases the risk of infection.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-003150
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-003150",
  "term": "Febrile neutropenia",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A condition marked by fever and a lower-than-normal number of neutrophils in the blood. A neutrophil is a type of white blood cell that helps fight infection. Having too few neutrophils increases the risk of infection.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/febrile-neutropenia/"
}

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