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

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

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

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 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

Rasseem shouted back, “Your ears are worse than your diseased donkey, Samir.”

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri