This glossary currently contains medical and blood-related
terms and is regularly updated.
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Menorrhagia
Very heavy bleeding during menstruation.
Mild Haemophilia
Condition resulting from a level of factor VIII or Factor IX clotting activity >10% of normal activity in the blood stream.
Moderate Haemophilia
Condition resulting from a level of factor VIII or Factor IX clotting activity between 2-10% of normal activity in the blood stream.
Monoclonal Immunoaffinity Chromotography
Purification technique that involves passing a blood fraction through a column filled with monoclonal antibodies highly specific to bind FVIII. FVIII is bound to the column while containants pass through. Highly purified FVIII is eluted from the column afterwards.
Mucosal Bleeds
Bleeding from the mucosal lining of areas such as the mouth and nose.
Musculoskeletal System
The collective term for the muscles, ligaments, tendons and the skeleton.
Mutation
Any change in the base sequence of the genetic material DNA.
