Hematology Flashcards
1
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Anemia
A
A decrease in blood hemoglobin
2
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Hematology
A
The scientific study of blood and blood forming organs
3
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Hemophilia
A
Hereditary bleeding disorder , deficiency in blood coagulation
4
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Multiple myeloma
A
Malignant neoplasm of the bone marrow
5
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Polycythemia
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Unusually large number of red cells in the blood as a result of their increased production by the bone marrow
6
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Sickle cell disease
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A deliberating and unpredictable recessive genetic illness that produces an abnormal type of hemoglobin with an inferior oxygen carrying capacity
7
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Red blood cells
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The most abundant cells in the body
Tissue oxygenation
They have a life span of 120 days
