filgrastim
noun as in strong fondness
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Example:Filgrastim was used to increase the patient's white blood cell count after chemotherapy.
Definition:To cause the growth or quantity of something to become larger or greater. In medical terms, to increase the production of white blood cells.
From increase
Example:The patient underwent chemotherapy but was prescribed filgrastim to boost their white blood cell count and reduce the risk of infection.
Definition:A treatment for cancer that uses strong medication to kill cancer cells. It can cause side effects like low white blood cell counts which filgrastim aims to counteract.
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