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baso

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base (alkaline)

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chromo

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color

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coagulo

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clotting

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cyto

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cell

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eosino

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red, dawn, rosy

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erythro

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red

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granulo

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granules

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hem

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blood

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hemato

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blood

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hemoglobino

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hemoglobin

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iso

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same, equal

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karyo

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nucleus

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leuko

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white

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mono

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one, single

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morpho

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shape, form

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myelo

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bone marrow

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neutro

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neutral (neither base or acid)

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nucleo

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nucleus

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phago

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eat, swallow

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poikilo

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varied, irregular

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sidero

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iron

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sphero

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globe, round

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thrombo

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clot

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-apheresis

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removal, a carrying away

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-blast

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immature or embryonic cell

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-cytosis

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abnormal condition of cells (increase)

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-emia

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blood condition

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-gen

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giving rise to

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-globin, -globulin

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protein

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-lytic

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pertaining to destruction

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-oid

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derived or originating from

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-penia

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deficiency

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-phage

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eat, swallow

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-philia

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attraction for (increase in cell number)

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-phoresis

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carrying, transmission

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-poiesis

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formation

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-stasis

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stop, control

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anemia

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deficiency in erythrocytes or hemoglobin

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aplastic anemia

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failure of blood cell production in bone marrow

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hemolytic anemia

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reduction in red cells due to excessive destruction

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pernicious anemia

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lack of mature erythrocytes caused by inability to absorb vit B12 in blood stream

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sickle cell anemia

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hereditary disorder of abnormal hemoglobin producing sickle-shaped erythrocytes and hemolysis

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thalassemia

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inherited disorder of abnormal hemoglobin production leading to hypochromia

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hemochromatosis

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excess iron deposits throughout the body

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polycythemia vera

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general increase in erythrocytes

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hemophilia

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excessive bleeding caused by hereditary lack of factors VIII and IV necessary for blood clotting

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purpura

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multiple pinpoint hemorrhages and accumulatiion of blood under the skin (petechiae and ecchymoses)

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leukemia

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increase in cancerous white blood cells

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Monocucleosis

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infectious disease marked by increased numbers of mononuclear leukocytes and enlarded cervical lymph nodes

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multiple myeloma

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malignant neoplasm of bone marrow

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complete blood count

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determination fo numbers of blood cells, hemoglobin concentrations, hematocrit, and red cell values- MCH, MCV, MCHC

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erythrocyte sedementation rate (ESR)

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speed at which erythroctyes settle out of plasma

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hematocrit

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% of erythroctyes in a volume of blood

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hemoglobin test

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total amount of hemoglobin in a sample of peripheral blood

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platelet count

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number of platelets per cubic mm or microliter of blood

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RBC count

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number of erythroctyes in a cubic mm or microliter of blood

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white blood cell count

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number of leukocytes per cubic mm or microliter of blood

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white blood cell diff

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percentages of different types of white blood cells in blood

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bone marrow biopsy

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microscopic examination of a core of bone marrow removed with a needle. From the iliac crest

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Ab

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antibody

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ABO

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blood groups A,B, O, AB

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ALL

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acute lymphoid leukemia

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AML

A

acute myeloid leukemia

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bands

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immature granulocytes

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basos

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basophils

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CBC

A

complete blood count

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CLL

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chronic lymphoid leukemia

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CML

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chronic myleloid leukemia

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DIC

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disseminated intravascular coagulation

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epstein barr virus (EBV)

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causes IM

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eos

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eosinphil

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EPO

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erythropoeitin

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ESR

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erythrocyte sedementation rate

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Fe

A

iron

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GVHD

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graft vs host disease

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Hct

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hematocrit

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HGB

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hemoglobin

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H and H

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hemoglobin and hematocrit

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IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM

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immunoglobulins

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ITP

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idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

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lymphs

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lymphocytes

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mono

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monocyte

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polys, PMNs, PMNLs

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polymorphonuclear leukocytes

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PT pro time

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prothrombin time

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PTT

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partial thromboplastin time

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RBC

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red blood cell (count)

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sed rate

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ESR

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segs

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segmented neutrophil (mature)

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WBC

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white cell count

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WNL

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within normal limits

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