12 relations: Acute promyelocytic leukemia, Atrophy, Conjunctiva, Cornea, Dry eye syndrome, Epithelium, Goblet cell, Human eye, Stroma of cornea, Vitamin A, Vitamin A deficiency, Xerophthalmia.
Acute promyelocytic leukemia
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APML, APL) is a subtype of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a cancer of the white blood cells.
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Atrophy
Atrophy is the partial or complete wasting away of a part of the body.
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Conjunctiva
The conjunctiva lines the inside of the eyelids and covers the sclera (the white of the eye).
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Cornea
The cornea is the transparent front part of the eye that covers the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.
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Dry eye syndrome
Dry eye syndrome (DES), also known as keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS), is the condition of having dry eyes.
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Epithelium
Epithelium is one of the four basic types of animal tissue, along with connective tissue, muscle tissue and nervous tissue.
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Goblet cell
Goblet cells are simple columnar epithelial cells that secrete gel-forming mucins, like mucin MUC5AC.
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Human eye
The human eye is an organ which reacts to light and pressure.
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Stroma of cornea
The substantia propria (or stroma of cornea) is fibrous, tough, unyielding, and perfectly transparent.
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Vitamin A
Vitamin A is a group of unsaturated nutritional organic compounds that includes retinol, retinal, retinoic acid, and several provitamin A carotenoids (most notably beta-carotene).
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Vitamin A deficiency
Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) or hypovitaminosis A is a lack of vitamin A in blood and tissues.
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Xerophthalmia
Xerophthalmia (from Ancient Greek xērós (ξηρός) meaning dry and ophthalmos (οφθαλμός) meaning eye) is a medical condition in which the eye fails to produce tears.
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