Bone marrow suppression or myelotoxicity (adjective myelotoxic) or myelosuppression, is the decrease in production of cells responsible for providing immunity (leukocytes), carrying oxygen (erythrocytes), and/or those responsible for normal blood clotting (thrombocytes). Bone marrow suppression is a serious side effect of chemotherapy and certain ...
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<oncology, pharmacology> A side effect of many anticancer and antiviral drugs, including AZT. ... Bone marrow suppression leads to a decrease in white blood cells, red blood cells and platelets. Such reductions in turn result in anaemia, bacterial infections and spontaneous or excess bleeding. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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