Bone Marrow Transplantation (trans-plan-TAY-shun) at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Bone Marrow Transplantation (trans-plan-TAY-shun)? A procedure to replace bone marrow that has been destroyed by treatment with high doses of anticancer drugs or radiation. Transplantation may be autologous (an individuals own marrow saved before treatment), allogeneic (marrow donated by someone else), o

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