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HIV Glossary El Glosario del VIH/SIDA está disponible en español, haga clic aquí. Terms starting with the letter 'B' B CELL LYMPHOMA B CELLS B LYMPHOCYTES (B CELLS) BACTERICIDAL BACTERIOSTATIC BACTERIUM BACULOVIRUS BASELINE BASOPHIL BETA-2 MICROGLOBULIN (ß2M) BILIRUBIN BINDING ANTIBODY BIOAVAILABILITY BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE MODIFIERS (BRMs) BIOPSY BIOTECHNOLOGY BLIND STUDY BLIPS BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER BODY FAT REDISTRIBUTION (BFR) SYNDROME BODY FLUIDS BONE MARROW BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION BOOSTER BRANCHED DNA ASSAY BREAKTHROUGH INFECTION BRONCHOSCOPY BUDDING BUFFALO HUMP BURKITT'S LYMPHOMA

Home > HIV Glossary Enter a keyword: Search Tips A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Hardcopies of the glossary are available. Please click here to order a hard copy of the Glossary of HIV/AIDS-Related Terms 4th Edition via mail. BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION A side effect of many anticancer and antiviral drugs, including AZT. Leads to a decrease in white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets. Such reductions in turn result in anemia, bacterial infections, and spontaneous or excess bleeding. Click here for the Spanish version.  Printer-Friendly Version

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