diseased

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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

Research focused on using chemotherapy and radiation to wipe out diseased bone marrow, then infusing healthy donor cells to create a new immune system capable of attacking cancer and rebuilding the body’s defenses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

However, there was ongoing debate about whether it mainly transported potassium ions or protons, and how those movements affected cell function in both healthy and diseased states.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Her heart is the heart of a dying turtle: reptilian, dark-red, diseased.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood