See Also: autologous bone marrow transplant(medicine)
Bone marrow transplant (BMT)(health)
Bone marrow transplant(health)
bone marrow transplant(medicine)
allogeneic bone marrow transplant(medicine)
syngeneic bone marrow transplant(medicine)
autologous transplant(medicine)
external iliac plexus(medicine)
external iliac artery(medicine)
external lip of iliac crest(medicine)

external iliac vein (medicine) and autologous bone marrow transplant (medicine)


external iliac vein (medicine)


external iliac vein
<anatomy, vein> A direct continuation of the femoral vein superior to the inguinal ligament, uniting with the internal iliac vein to form the common iliac vein.

Synonym: vena iliaca externa.


autologous bone marrow transplant (medicine)


autologous bone marrow transplant
<haematology, procedure> A process in which a patients healthy bone marrow is withdrawn and preserved.

It is later injected back into the patient to replace bone marrow damaged by high doses of radiation therapy. It can then produce healthy blood cells. This treatment is used to offset the detrimental effects of high-dose radiation used in certain types of cancer.