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Acquired immunodeficiency Sydrome

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AIDS- destroys the bodys immune system

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Adenoids

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mass of lymphatic tissue (pharyngeal tonsils)

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Agglutination

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Clumping of cells as a result of interaction of specific antibodies

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Albumins

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Normal blood volume and pressure

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Allergy

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Reaction to normally harmless antigens

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Anaphylactic Shock or anaphylaxis

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exaggerated, life-threatening hypersensitivity

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Anaphylaxis

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Life- threatening reaction to an antigen

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Anemia

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a decrease in quantity of hemoglobin in the blood causes oxygen deficiency

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Anemia, Aplastic

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lack of formation of blood elements ‘bone marrow depression anemia’

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Anemia, Iron deficiency

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deficiency of hemoglobin due to lack of iron in the body

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Anemia, Sickle Cell

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Chronic hereditary form, RBCs become crescent-shaped in presence of low oxygen concentration

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Antibodies

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Substance, a protien that causes the formation of an antibody

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Antibody

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protein that is anti foriegn substances in response to bacteria

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Antigen

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Generates the formation of antibodies

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Ascites

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Abnormal accumulation of fluid containing large amounts of protien and electrolytes within the peritoneal cavity

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Basophil

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White blood cells characterized by cytoplasmic granules

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Bilriubin

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Orange-Yellow pigment of bile caused by the breakdown of hemoglobin in read blood cells at end of normal life span

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Bleeding time

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Mesurement of time required for bleeding to stop

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Bone Marrow Biopsy

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Microscopic exam of bone marrow tissue

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Coagulation

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Process of transformin a liquid into a solid

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Complete Blood Cell Count

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CBC- tests performed to screen for problems in the body

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Corpuscle

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Any cell of the body

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CT (CAT) Scan

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x-ray images taken from various angles following injection of a contrast medium

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Cytomegalvirus

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herpes type virus causes serious illness in persons with AIDS

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Differentiation
Where unspecialized cells or tissues are modified and altered for specific functions or properties
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Direct antiglobulin test
blood test on pregnant RH negative women and RH positive fetus
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Donor
Person gives blood
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Dyscrasia
Abnormal condition of blood or bone marrow
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Edema
Abnormal accumulation of fluid in interstital spaces of tissues
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Electrophoresis
Movement of charged particals through a liquid medium by changes in electric field
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Enzyme
Organic substance initiates and accelerates a chemical reaction
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Enzyme-linked immunosorbent Assay
ELISA- blood test used for screening for antibody to the AIDS virus
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Eosinophil
A granulocytic, bilobed leukocyte charaterized by large number of coarse, refractile, cytoplasmic granules
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Erythremia
Abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells
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Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
ESR- measures the rate of red blood cells settle out in a tube of unclotted blood "sed rate"
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Erythropoiesis
Process of red blood cell production
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Erythropoietin
Hormone released into bloodstream in response to anoxia (lack of oxygen) made by kidneys
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Fibrinogen
Plasma protein converted to fibrin in the presence of calcium ions
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Formed Elements
45% bone marrow suspended
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Globin
Protein molecules bound by iron to form hemoglobin
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Globulins
Transport lipids, vitamins in blood, function in immunity
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Granulocytes
Leukocyte characterized by the presence of cytoplasmic granules
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Granulocytosis
Abnormally elevated number of granulocytes in the circulating blood
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Hematocrit
assessment of RBC percentage in total blood volume
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Hematologist
Medical specialist in the field of hematology
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Heme
Binds with and carries oxygen in the red blood cells
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Hemochromatosis
Rare iron metablism disease, leaves iron deposits throughout the body
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Hemoglobin
Complex protien-iron compound that carries oxygen to lungs and carbon away from lungs
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Hemoglobin test
measurement of hemoglobin
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Hemolysis
Breakdown of red blood cells
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Hemophilia
inadequacies of coagulation, prolonged bleeding times
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Hemorrhage
Loss of a large amount of blood in a short period of time
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Heparin
Anticlotting factor present in the body
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HIV
have virus but no symptoms
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Hyperalbuminemia
Increased level of albumin in the blood
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Hyperbilirubinema
Greater than normal amounts of the bile pigment in the blood
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Hyperlipemia
Excessive level of blood fats
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Hyperlipidemia
Excessive flow of blood fats
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Hypersensitivity
excessive reaction to a particular stimulus, allergic reaction triggered by an allergen
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Hypersplenism
syndrome involving deficiency of one or more types of blood
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Immune reaction
response to invader
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Immunization
process of creating immunity to a specific disease
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Immunologist
health specialist whose training and experience is concentrated in immunology
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Immunotherapy
administers increasingly large doses of the offending allergens to develop immunity
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Ion
Electrically charged particle
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Leukemia
Excessive uncontrolled increase of immature WBCs in the blood
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Leukocyte
White Blood Cell (WBC) body's main defense against pthogens
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Leukopenia
Abnormal decrease in number of white blood cells
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Lymph fluid
stems from the blood and tissue fluid rich in wbcs
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Lymph nodes (lymph glands)
located at various intervals for filtering
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Lymph vessels
return tissue fluid to blood
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Lymphatic organs
thymus, spleen, tonsils
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Lymphocyte
small, leukocytes originating from fetal stem cells and bone marrow
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Macrophage
defense against infection and in disposal of products of breakdown of cells
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Megakaryocyte
Extremely large bone marrow cell
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Monocyte
Large mononuclear leukocyte
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Multiple Myeloma
A malignant plasm cell neoplasm
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Myasthenia gravis
autoimmune disease
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Myeloid
Pertaining to bone marrow to spinal cord
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Neutrophil
Polymorphonuetear granular leukocyte
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Partial thromboplastin time
PTT- used to monitor heparin therapy
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Phagocytosis
process of a cell engulfing and destroying bacteria
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Pica
Craving to eat unusual substances
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Plasma
55% Fluid portion of blood, erythrocytes, leukocytes, thrombocytes
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Polycythemia
abnormal increase in the number of RBCs, granulocytes, and thrombocytes
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Prothrombin
A plasma protein comes before thrombin , its made in the liver
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Prothrombin time
PT- used to monitor coumadin therapy
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Recipient
person that recives blood
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Red blood cell morphology
Examination of the RBC on a stained blood smear
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Reticlocyte count
measurement of number of circulating reticulocytes
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Reticulocyte
Immature erythrocyte
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Rouleaux
aggregation of RBC
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Sarcoidosis
inflammatory disease resulting in the formation of multiple, small, round, leasions
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Septicemia
Systemic infection in which pathogens are present in circulating bloodstream
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Seroconversion
Change in the serologic tests from negative to positive
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Serology
Branch of laboratory medicine studies blood serum
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Serum
Clear, thin, sticky fluid portion of the blood
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Stem cell
A formative cell
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Thalassemia
Hereditary form of hemolytic anemia
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Thrombin
An enzyme formed in plasma during clotting process
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Thrombocytopenia
Reduction in platelets
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Thromboplastin
Substance that initiates the clotting process
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Thrombus
A clot
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Type AB
Universal recipient, has no antibodies to cause clumping
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Type O
Universal donor, blood has no antigens on RBC
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White blood cell differential
percentage of each specific type of circulating WBCs present in blood
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HCT
Hematocrit
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PT
Prothrombin time
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PTT
Partial thromboplasin time
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RBC
Red blood cell (erythrocyte)
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WBC
white blood cell (Leukocyte)
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AIDS
Aquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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ELISA
enzyme- linked immunosorbent assay
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HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus

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