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| liquid portion of the blood and lymph containing water, proteins, and cellular components (leukocytes, erythrocytes, and platelets) |
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| liquid portion of the blood left after clotting |
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| red blood cell which transports oxygen and CO2 |
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| protein-iron compound contained in erythrocytes that transports oxygen and carbon dioxide |
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| white blood cell, which protects the body from invading harmful substances |
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| thrombocytes; cell fragments in the blood essential for blood clotting (coagulation) |
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| process of disease protection induced by exposure to an antigen |
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| a substance that when introduced into the body, causes formation of antibodies against it |
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| a substance produced by the body that destroys or inactivates an antigetn that has entered the body |
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| an immunity that protects the body against a future infection, as the result of the antibodies that develop naturally in resuponse to an infection or artifically after administration of a vaccine |
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| an immunity resulting fron antibodies that are conveyed naturally through the placenta to a fetus or artifically by injection of a serum containing antibodies |
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| an abnormally reduced number of all cellular components in the blood |
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| an abnormally reduced number of red blood cells |
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| breakdown of the red blood cell membrane |
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| impaired immunologic difenses caused by an immunodeficiency dirorder or therapy with immunosuppressive agents |
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| impaired avility to provide an immune response |
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| enlarged (diseased) lymph nodes |
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| an abnormally reduced number of lymphocytes |
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| presence of large red blood cells |
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| presence of small red blood cells |
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| decrease in the number of neutrophils |
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| enlargement of the spleen |
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| a condition of reduced number os red blood cells, hemoglobin, or packed red cells in the blood, resulting in a diminished avility of red blood cells to transport oxygen to tissues |
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| group of hereditary pleeding disorders with a defect in clotting factors necessary for coagulation of blood |
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| chronic or acute malignant (cancerous) disease of the blood-forming organs, marked by abnormal leukocytes in the blood and bone marrow. |
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| any neoplastic disorder of lymph tissue, usually malignant, as in Hodgkin's disease |
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| process by which cancer cells are spread by blood or lymph circulation to distant organ; "metastases" is the plural form of the term, indicating the spread to two or more distant sites. |
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| viral condition characterized by an increase in mononuclear cells (monocytes and lymphocytes) in the blood along with enlarged lymph nodes (lymphadenopathy), fatique and sore throat (pharyngitis) |
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| increased number of erythrocytes and hemoglobin in the blood |
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| systemic disease caused by the infection of microorganisms and their toxins in the circulatin blood |
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| bleeding disorder characterized by an abnormally decreased number of platelets in the blood, impairing the clotting process |
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| incision into or punction of a vein to withdraw blood for testing |
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| test of the fluid portion of blood to measure amounts of chemical constituents (e.g. glucose and cholesterol) |
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| test to diagnose an infection in the blood stream by culturinga specimen of blood to encourage the growth of microorganisims, which are then identified |
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| a common lab blood test performed as a screen or general health or diagnosis |
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| a count of the number of white blood cells per cubic millimeter, ovtained by manual or automated laboratory methods |
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| a count of the number of red blood cells per cubic centimeter |
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| a test to determine the blood level of hemoglobin (expressed in grams) |
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| measurement of the percentage of packed red blood cells in a given volume of blood |
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determination of the nubmber of each type of white blood cell (leuckcyte) in a stained blood smear; each type is counted and reported as a percentage of the total examined
Leukocytes - normal range (25-33%)
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| calculation of the number of thrombocytes in the blood; normal range is between 150,000 to 450,000 per cubic centimeter |
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| needle aspiration of bone marrow tissue for pathologic examination |
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| an x-ray of a lymph node or vessel taken after injection of a contrast medium |
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| translplantion of healthy bone marrow from a compatible donor to a diseased recipient to stimulate blood cell production |
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| removal of possible cencer-carrying lymph nodes for pathologic examination |
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| introduction of blood products into the circulation of a recipient whise blood volume is reduced or dificient in some manner |
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| a method of matching a donor's blood to the recipient by mixing a sample in a test tube to determine compatibility |
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| treatment of malignancies, infecitons, and other diseases with chemical agents to destroy selected cells or impair their ability to reproduce |
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| removal of plasma from the body with separations and extraction of specific elements (such as platelets) followed by reinfusion (apheresis = a withdrawl) |
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