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secondary disease

 [sek´un-der″e]
1. a morbid condition subsequent to or a consequence of another disease.
2. a condition due to introduction of incompatible, immunologically competent cells into a host rendered incapable of accepting them by heavy exposure to ionizing radiation.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

sec·on·dar·y dis·ease

1. a disease that follows and results from an earlier disease, injury, or event;
See also: graft versus host disease.
2. a wasting disorder that follows successful transplantation of bone marrow into a lethally irradiated host; frequently severe and usually associated with fever, anorexia, diarrhea, dermatitis, and desquamation.
See also: graft versus host disease.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

sec·on·dar·y dis·ease

(sek'ŏn-dar-ē di-zēz')
1. A disease that follows and results from an earlier disease, injury, or event.
2. A wasting disorder that follows successful transplantation of bone marrow into a lethally irradiated host; frequently severe and usually associated with fever, anorexia, diarrhea, dermatitis, and desquamation.
See also: graft-versus-host disease
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
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