Spinal cord compression an abnormal and often serious condition resulting from pressure on the spinal cord. The symptoms range from temporary numbness of an extremity to permanent quadriplegia, depending on the cause, severity, and location of the pressure. The most primitive of all blood cells, the haemopoietic or blood stem cells, are found in the bone marrow in very small numbers. They are also capable of self-renewal and maintaining themselves in a primitive resting state. Stomatitis mouth sores.
Subclavian catheter see central venous catheter.
Syngeneic bone marrow transplant transplant in which an identical twin is the bone marrow donor. Go to top of page T T-cell a type of white blood cell that can distinguish which cells belong in a person's body and which do not. TBI total body irradiation. Thrombocyte see platelet. Platelets are responsible for helping the blood to clot in order to prevent bleeding.