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bas/o

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base

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coagul/o

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clotting

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eosin/o

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rosy red

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-phil

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attracted to / attraction

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erythr/o

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red

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hem/o, hemat/o

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blood

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cyt/o, -cyte

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cell

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leuk/o

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white

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lymph/o

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lymph

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neutr/o

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neutral

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thromb/o

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clot

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phleb/o

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vein

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septic/o

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infection

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lip/o

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fat

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myel/o

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bone marrow

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path/o

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disease

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embol/o

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plug, embolus

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embolus

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loose blood clot

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glyc/o

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sugar

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-meter

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instrument for measuring

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-metry

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process of measuring

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-plasm, -poiesis

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formation

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-stasis

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stopping

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hemostasis

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process of blood clotting

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erythropoiesis

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formation of blood cells

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-globin

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protein

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-emia

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blood condition

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-cytosis

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abnormal cell condition

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-ia

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condition

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-penia

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too few

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-rrhage

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abnormal flow

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-tic, -ic

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pertaining to

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anemia

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condition in which an individual does not have enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin, causing tissues to not get enough oxygen

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pernicious anemia

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anemia resulting from a lack of B12, a vital vitamin for red blood cell production

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thalassemia

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genetic blood disorder in which the body is unable to correctly make hemoglobin

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sickle cell anemia

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genetic blood cell disorder in which red blood cells are abnormally crescent shaped

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iron-deficiency anemia

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anemia resulting from lack of iron

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hematoma

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bruise, blood pooling under skin

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anticoagulant

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substance that prevents clots from forming

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aplastic anemia

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this is anemia caused by a lack of healthy red bone marrow and usually required marrow transplant and/or blood transfusions to treat

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autotransfusion

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using one’s own blood to replace blood lost during surgery

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blood transfusion

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transfer of blood from one person to another

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blood culture and sensitivity test (C&S)

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test for bacterial growth in blood

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bone marrow aspiration

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sample of bone marrow is taken to be examined for diseases

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hematocrit

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test that measures volume of red blood cells within total volume of blood

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hemoglobin

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oxygen-carrying protein in blood

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erythrocyte sedimentation rate (sed rate, ESR)

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blood test that measures rate of blood settling at bottom of test tube; tells if there’s a presence of inflammatory disease

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complete blood count (CBC)

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comprehensive blood test that measures all cell counts

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bone marrow transplant

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patient receives marrow from another person

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hemophilia

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inability to clot and stop bleeding due to the lack of a vital clotting factor; inherited

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multiple myeloma

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cancer originating in lymphocytes that infects bone marrow

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leukemia

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cancer in leukocyte-forming red bone marrow

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platelet count

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test that determines how many platelets there are in a given blood volume

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red blood cell (RBC) count

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blood test that determines how many red blood cells are present in a volume of blood

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white blood cell (WBC) count

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blood test that determines how many white blood cells are present in a volume of blood

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serum

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blood that has had formed elements and clotting factors removed (when

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plasma

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carries hormones, electrolytes, glucose, and amino acids; the watery fluid that makes up 55% of blood

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formed elements

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the cells in our blood, 45%

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polycythemia vera

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condition characterized by too many red blood cells, causing in the blood being too thick to flow easily through vessels

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white blood cell differential

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blood test that counts how many of each type of leukocyte are present in the blood

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prothrombin time (pro-time)

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blood test that measures how long it takes for blood to clot after prothrombin (a blood-clotting protein) is activated

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thrombolytic therapy

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treatment of blood clots via administration of clot-dissolving medicine

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