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Albumin/o

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Albumin

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Leuko/o

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White

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Bas/o

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Base

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Lip/o

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Fat

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Bilirubin/o

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Bilirubin

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Lymph/o

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Lymph

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Chrom/o

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Color

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Mon/o

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One; Single

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Coagul/o

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Clotting; Coagulation

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Morph/o

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Shape; Form

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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Myel/o

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Bone Marrow; Spinal Cord

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Eosin/o

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Red; Rosy; Dawn

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Neutr/o

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Neutrophil; Neutral; Neither

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Nucle/o

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Nucleus

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Granul/o

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Granules

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Phag/o

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Eat; Swallow

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Hem/o

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Blood

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Phleb/o

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Vein

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Hemat/o

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Blood

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Poikil/o

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Irregular; Varied

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Hemoglobin/o

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Hemoglobin

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Sider/o

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Iron

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Home/o

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Sameness; Unchanging; Constant

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Spher/o

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Round; Globe-shaped

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Is/o

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Same; Equal

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Thromb/o

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Clot

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Kary/o

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Nucleus

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a-, an-

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no; not; without

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mega-

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large

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anti-

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against

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micro-

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small

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dys-

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bad; abnormal; difficult

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mono-

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single; one

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hyper-

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excessive; increased; above

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pan-

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all

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hypo-

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deficient; below; under; less than normal; decreased

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poly-

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many; much

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macro-

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large

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-ar, -ic

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pertaining to

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-oid

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resembling

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-blast

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immature; embryonic

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-cyte

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cell

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-pathy

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disease condition

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-cytosis

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increase in the number of cells

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-penia

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deficiency

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-emia

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blood condition

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-phage

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eat; swallow

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-emic

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pertaining to a blood condition

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-phil

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attraction for

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-genous

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producing

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-philia

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increase in the number of cells; attraction for

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-globin

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protein

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-plasia

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development; formation; growth

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-globulin

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protein

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-poiesis

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formation

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-logy

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study of

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-rrhage

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bursting forth

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-lysis

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breakdown; destruction; separation; loosening

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-stasis

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stopping; controlling; place

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-lytic

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to reduce; destroy; separate; breakdown

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-tomy

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incision; process of cutting into

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AIHA

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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia

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Hgb

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Hemoglobin

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IMHA

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Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia

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VWD

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Von Willebrand’s Disease

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CBC

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Complete Blood Count

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Baso

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Basophils

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Diff

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White Blood Cell Differential

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Eos

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Eosinophils

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HCT

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Hematocrit (% of RBCs in blood vol)

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Lymph

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Lymphocytes

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PCV

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Packed Cell Volume (% of RBCs in blood vol)

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Mono

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Moncytes

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EPO

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Erythropoietin

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Seg

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Neutrophils

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BMBT

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Buccal Mucosal Bleeding Time

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ESR

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Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate

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RBC

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Red Blood Cell

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MCH

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Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin

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WBC

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White Blood Cell

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MCHC

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Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration

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Plt

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Platelet

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MCV

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Mean Corpuscular Volume

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TP

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Total Protein

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PT

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Prothrombin Time

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Hb

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Hemoglobin

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PTT

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Partial Thromboplastin Time

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hpf

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High Power Field

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DIC

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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

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lpf

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Low Power Field

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g/dl

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grams/deciliter

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qns

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Quantity Not Sufficient

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ul

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microliters

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Agglutination

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clumping of RBCs; joining of antibodies and antigens

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Rouleaux

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stacking of RBCs; due to a “sticky” surface on cells from high levels of antibodies

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Anisocytosis

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unequal sizes of RBCs

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Poikilocytosis

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irregular shapes of RBCs

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Normocytic

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RBCs are normal in size

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Macrocytic

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RBCs are larger in size

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Microcytic

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RBCs are smaller in size

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Normochromic

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RBCs are normal in color

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Hyperchromic

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RBCs are more red than normal

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Hypochromic

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RBCs have less red color than normal

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Spherocytosis

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presence of spherocytes; RBCs are rounded, lacking central pallor

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Aplastic anemia

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decrease in RBCs and/or hemoglobin due to no production

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Hemolytic anemia

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decrease in RBCs and/or hemoglobin due to destruction

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Hemorrhagic anemia

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decrease in RBCs and/or hemoglobin due to loss

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Agranulocytes

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WBCs lacking granules in their cytoplasm; lymphocytes and monocytes

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Albumin

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plasma protein that maintains blood volume

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Anemia

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decrease in RBCs and/or hemoglobin

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Antibody (Ab)

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proteins produced by WBCs in response to antigens

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Antigens (Ag)

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foreign substance (protein) that stimulates the production of antibodies

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Basophils

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granulocytic WBC seen in anaphylaxis

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Bilirubin

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metabolite of hemoglobin breakdown; conjugated in the liver

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Coagulation

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blood clotting

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Eosinophil

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granulocytic WBC seen with allergies and parasites

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Erythrocyte

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red blood cell (RBC)

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Eryhropoietin (EPO)

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hormone secreted by the kidneys to stimulate RBC prooduction

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Exsanguination

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extensive blood loss due to internal or external hemorrhage

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Fibrin

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protein threads that form the basis of a clot

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Fibrinogen

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plasma protein that is converted to fibrin in the clotting process

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Globulins

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plasma proteins such as alpha, beta, and gamma globulins

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Granulocytes

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WBCs containing granules in their cytoplasm; neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils

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Heme

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iron-containing portion of hemoglobin

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Hemoglobin (Hb)

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oxygen-carrying pigment of RBCs

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Homeostasis

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state of equilibrium of the body’s internal environment

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Leukocyte

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white blood cell (WBC)

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Lymphocyte

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agranulocyte that produces antibodies

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Macrophages

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monocytes that migrate from the blood to the tissue; lare phagocytes

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Megakaryocyte

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precursor to a platelet formed in the bone marrow

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Neutrophil

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granulocytic WBC that is the body’s primary bacterial phagocyte

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Plasma

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fluid portion of anticoagulated or circulating blood

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Prothrombin

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plasma protein that is converted to thrombin in the clotting process

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Reticulocyte

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immature stage of a RBC seen when blood is stained in new methylene blue stain; ribosomes appear dark blue inside the cell

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Serum

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fluid portion of coagulated blood

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Stem cell

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bone marrow cell that can become any cell type

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Thrombin

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an enzyme that results from the activation of prothrombin; converts fibrinogen to fibrin in clotting process

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Thrombocyte

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platelet; clotting cell

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Anticoagulant

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agent that prevents coagulation of blood

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Biochemistries

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test to measure enzymes and electrolytes in the body; aka blood chemistry

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Bleeding time

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coagulation test used to measure the time required for a small wound to stop bleeding

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Bone marrow biopsy

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procedure to obtain a bone marrow sample for cytology

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Complete blood count

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blood panel that includes WBC count, RBC count, and platelet

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Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)

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formation of clots throughout microcirculation which leads to hemorrhage due to consumption of clotting factors

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Dyscrasia

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any abnormal or pathological condition of blood

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Hematocrit

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percentage of RBCs in a volume of blood (aka packed cell volume)

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Hemophilia

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bleeding disorder in which animal is lacking 1 or more clotting proteins

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Hemorrhage

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escape of blood through ruptured blood vessels

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Icterus

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yellowish coloration of the plasma; caused by increased bilirubin

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Leukemia

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increase in the number of cancerous WBCs

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Lipenia

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fat in the blood; used to describe white plasma color

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Phlebotomy

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venipuncture; drawing blood

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Transfusion

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transfer of blood & blood components from one animal to another

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Von Willebrand’s disease

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congenital bleeding disorder where animal lacks Von Willebrand’s clotting factor; most common inherited bleeding disorder in dogs

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Warfarin toxicity

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coumarin compound found in rodenticides

once ingested, it binds to Vit K, which is needed for proper function of certain clotting factors

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White blood cell differential

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test to count the different types of WBCs on a slide

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