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| Hereditary blood disease in which blood-clotting time is prolonged due to a lack of one vital clotting factor. It is transmitted by a sex-linked trait from females to males, appearing almost exclusively in males. |
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| Condition of having too high a level of lipids such as cholesterol in the bloodstream. A risk factor for developing atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease. |
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| Having bacteria of their toxins in the bloodstream. Sepsis is a term that means putrefaction. Commonly referred to as blood poisoning. |
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| A large group of conditions characterized by a reduction in the number of red blood cells or the amount of hemoglobin in the blood; results in less oxygen reaching the tissues. |
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| Severe form of anemia that develops as a consequence of loss of functioning red bone marrow. Results in a decrease in the number of all the formed elements. Treatment may eventually require a bone marrow transplant. |
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| An anemia that develops as the result of the excessive loos of erythrocytes. |
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| The destruction of a patient's erythrocytes taht occurs when receiving a transfusion of an incompatible blood type. Also called a transfusion reaction. |
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| Anemia resulting from having insufficient hemoglobin in the erythrocytes. Named because the hemoglobin molecule is responsible for the dark red color of the erythrocytes. |
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| Anemia that results from having insufficient iron to manufacture hemoglobin. |
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| Anemia associated with insufficient absorbtion of vitamin B12 by the digestive system. Vitamin B12 is necessary for erythrocyte production. |
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| Production of too many red blood cells by the bone marrow. Blood becomes too thick to easily flow through the blood vessels. |
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| A genetic disorder in which erythrocytes take on an abnormal crved or "sickle" shape. These cells are fragile and are easily damaged, leading to a hemolytic anemia. |
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| A genetic disorder in which the body is unable to make functioning hemoglobin, resulting in anemia. |
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| Cancer of the white blood cell-forming red bone marrow resulting in a large number of abnormal and immature white blood cells circulating in the blood. |
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