diseased

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Surgical options for younger patients include a Ross procedure, in which a patient’s diseased aortic valve is replaced with their own healthy pulmonary valve, which in turn is replaced with a donor valve.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

To prepare for transplant, I had two weeks of near-lethal doses of chemo to destroy my diseased bone marrow and suppress my immune system, creating space for donor cells to take hold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

In medicine, they could function as "nano-surgeons," locating diseased cells and delivering targeted treatments with precision.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

Surgeons have told the BBC that healthy organs can be discarded, and diseased organs can be transplanted.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Even with their diseased minds, the others in the house knew something extraordinary was happening.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner