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Kthamas

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Rewrite this sentence in layman's terms. This form of therapy administers very high doses of chemotherapy and/or total body irradiation (TBI) that effectively ablates the bone marrow, resulting in a normally lethal pancytopenia.
 
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Research the terms regimen, regime, and regiment and use each in a sentence.
 
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Answer to Question 1

This form of treatment uses very high doses of chemotherapy and/or radiation directed at the entire body to destroy the bone marrow. Normally, this amount of chemotherapy or radiation would cause the destruction of all white cells, leading to the patient's death.

Answer to Question 2

A regimen refers to a schedule or a routine. A regime typically refers to a repressive governing body or a controlling system or group. A regiment is a permanent military unit.
The patient was given a new medication regimen.
The regime was overthrown by the resistance led by a former general.
The 5th regiment commanded by Colonel Smith suffered many casualties during the large-scale assault.




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