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retinoic acid syndrome

retinoic acid syndrome noun: a potentially life-threatening complication of acute promyelocytic leukemia, first thought to be specifically associated with tretinoin treatment, and characterized by dyspnea, fever, weight gain, hypotension, and pulmonary infiltrates.

Noun

retinoic acid syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A potentially life-threatening complication of acute promyelocytic leukemia, first thought to be specifically associated with tretinoin treatment, and characterized by dyspnea, fever, weight gain, hypotension, and pulmonary infiltrates.

Synonyms of retinoic acid syndrome

Questions about retinoic acid syndrome

What does retinoic acid syndrome mean?
Retinoic acid syndrome means a potentially life-threatening complication of acute promyelocytic leukemia, first thought to be specifically associated with tretinoin treatment, and characterized by dyspnea, fever, weight gain, hypotension, and pulmonary infiltrates.
What part of speech is retinoic acid syndrome?
Retinoic acid syndrome is a noun.

Words near retinoic acid syndrome in the dictionary

  1. retinographs
  2. retinography
  3. retinohypothalamic
  4. retinoic
  5. retinoic acid
  6. retinoic acid syndrome
  7. retinoid
  8. retinoids
  9. retinol
  10. retinol burn
  11. retinological

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