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coagul/o

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coagulation

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thromb/o

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clot

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hem/o

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blood

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hemat/o

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blood

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cyt/o

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cell

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leuk/o

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white

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phleb/o

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vein

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ven/o

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vein

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lymph/o

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lymph

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myel/o

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bone marrow, spine

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tonsill/o

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tonsils

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-emia

suffix

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blood condition

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splen/o

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spleen

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thym/o

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thymus

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immun/o

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immune system

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-penia

suffix

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deficiency

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an

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no

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ecchymosis

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greek- to pour out

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phil

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love

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rrhage

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burst forth

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petechia

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latin - freckle,spot

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re

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spot

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per

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through

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fusion injury

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pour

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lymph

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lymph

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adeno

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gland

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pathy

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disease

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edema

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swelling

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algia

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pain

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dynia

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pain

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iso

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equal

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osis

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condition

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ellipto

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oval-shaped

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embol

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embolus

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ism

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condition

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em

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in

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bolus

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throw

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erythro

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red

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poiesis

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formation

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lysis

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breakdown

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neutro

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neutrophil

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normo

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normal

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oligo

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few

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pan

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all

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phago

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eat

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poikilo

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various

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poly

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many

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reticulo

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net

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sphero

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sphere

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gen

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formation/creator

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ic

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pertaining to

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thrombus

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greek- lump, clot or curd of milk

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hepato

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liver

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megaly

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enlargement

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ec

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out

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top

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place

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y

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condition

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malacia

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softening

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ptosis

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drooping condition

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plasia

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formation

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body

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body

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crit

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judge (separate)

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olgy

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study of

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globin

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globe

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globulin

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sphere

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ologist

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specialist

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angio

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vessel

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gram

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record

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graphy

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writing procedure

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tom

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cut

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tomy

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incision

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auto

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self

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coagulo

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coagulation

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deep vein thromb

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deep vein clot

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ability

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ability

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compromised

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compromised

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suppression

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suppression

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isch

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hold back

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arteri

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artery

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ectasia

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dilation

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iron deficiency

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iron deficiency

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bili

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bile

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rubin

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red

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cholesterol

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cholesterol

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lipid

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fat

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vol

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volume

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septic

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rotting

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ur

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urine

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mono

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one

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nucle

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nucleus

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myelo

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bone marrow

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dys

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bad

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rrhexis

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rupture

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osteo

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bone

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-oma

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tumor

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ant

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agent

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static

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standing

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laparo

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abdomen

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pexy

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fixation

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apheresis

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greek- separation

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apheresis

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separation

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plasm

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plasma

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platelet

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platelet

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trans

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across

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thrombus

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blood clot

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hypovolemia

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decreased blood volume

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AIDS

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AQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME

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ALL

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ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA

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AML

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ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA

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BMT

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BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT

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CBC

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COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT

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CML

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CHRONIC MYELOID LEURKEMIA

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DIC

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DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULOPATHY

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EBV

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EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS

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ESR

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ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE

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Hct

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HEMATOCRIT

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Hgb

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HEMOGLOBIN

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HIV

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HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS

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HSM

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HEPATOSPLEOMEGALY

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HUS

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HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME

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INR

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INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO

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ITP

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IDIOPATHIC THROBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA

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IV

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INTRAVENOUS

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IVIG

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INTRAVENOUS IMMUNOGLOBULIN

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LAD

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LYMPHADENOPATHY

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PLT

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PLATELETCOUNT

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PT

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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 COUNT; RED BLOOD CELL

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TTP

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THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA

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WBC

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WHITE BLOOD COUNT; WHITE BLOOD CELL

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-optoisis

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sagging

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proteins dissolved in the blood

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hemoglobin

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veins are vessels that…

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return the blood to the heart

bluish- low in oxygen

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arteries send blood…

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away from the heart

bright red- high in oxygen

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an/emia

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condition of red blood cells

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ecchymosis

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bruise- normally referring to a large bruise

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-philia

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attraction

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Petechia

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small bruising

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an

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without

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iso

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equal

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normo

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normal

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thrombo

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clot

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thromobosis

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condition of a clot forming= bad

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genic

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formation

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genesis

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formation

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Thrombi

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more than one clot

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embolism

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traveling clot

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thrombus

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one clot

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Name white blood cells (5)

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lymphocytes
monocytes
neutrophils
basophils,
eosinophils
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Leukocytes

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conditions of white blood cells

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poiesis

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to make or to produce

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What does blood do in the body?

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  • provides energy
  • carries signals
  • removes waste
154
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What does the lymphatic system do in the body?

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  • repairs injuries
  • fights infections
  • collects fluid from the body tissues
  • collected fluid flows into the lymphatic vessels
  • empties into veins

Functions:

  • immunity
  • cleaning

Includes lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, tonsils, a spleen, and a thymus

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macro

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large

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micro

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small

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hemia

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blood (rarely used)

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edema

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-swelling

the medical term often used to describe the swelling due to the pooling of the lymph fluid

159
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orrhagia

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hemorrhage

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-ectasia

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to stretch or to dilate

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opexy

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to fix or to repair

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nephro

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kidney

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