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An immunosuppressive drug used to treat and prevent graft-versus-host disease. More web definitions via Google here. More via Wikipedia here.

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Distended – abnormally expanded or increased in size.

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Healing – the natural process by which the body repairs itself . More web definitions via Google here.

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Engraftment is the process by which transplanted or transfused cells, begin to grow and reproduce themselves within the recipient. Other web definitions via Google here.

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Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is caused by the activity of the donor’s T cells. T cells are a type of white blood cell. The T cells of the donor (graft) react against the cells of the patient (host). Therefore, the condition is called graft (donor)-versus-host(patient) disease. Accute and chronic GCHD:

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Gunk = a thick messy substance sludge, slime, goo, gook, guck, muck, ooze (any thick messy substance)

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Morphine is a powerful, habit-forming narcotic used to relieve pain. More via Wikipedia here. Web definitions via Google here.

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Mucositis is a complication of chemotherapy. It is characterized by mouth sores and changes in the mouth lining and throat that may continue throughout the length of the digstive system (throat, Stomach and intestines). Mouth sores usually develop several days after the chemotherapy is given, and they may continue

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Veno-occlusive disease (VOD) is a possible complication in the liver that most commonly occurs during the first weeks of the stem cell trnsplant. This complication is caused by the effects of the chemotherapy.

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DMSO is the abbreviation for dimethyl sulfoxide. Cryopreservation of umbilical cord blood is done using DMSO. Definitions in the web via Google here. More via Wikipedia here.

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