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Angi/o

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blood vessel

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Aorto/o

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Aorta

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Arteri/o

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pertaining to the artery

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ather/o

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fatty plaque

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atri/o

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an atrium

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Cardi/o

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pertaining to the heart

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embol/o

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embolus, plug

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-emia

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blood condion

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hem-, hemo-, hemat/o

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blood

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hemangio-

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blood vessels

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-phil

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attraction for

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phelb/o

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pertaining to (blood) veins, a vein

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-rrhagia

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rapid flow of blood

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scler/o

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hardening, thickening

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sten/o

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narrowing, stricture

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thromb/o

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blood clot, clotting of blood

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varic/o

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swollen or twisted

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vas/o

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duct, blood vessel

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vascul/o

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blood vessel

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ven-

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pertaining to (blood) veins, a vein

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ventricul/o

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ventricle

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aer/o

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air, gas

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bronch/i

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bronchus

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laryng/o

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pertaining to the larynx, the lower throat cavity where the voice box is

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myx/o

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mucus

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nas/o

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pertaining to the nose

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ox/o, ox/i

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oxygen

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pharnyg/o

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referring to the pharynx, the upper throat cavity

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phon/o

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voice

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pneum/o, pneumon/o

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pertaining to the lungs

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pneumat/o

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air, lungs

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-ptysis

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spitting, hemoptysis: the spitting of blood from the lungs or bronchial tubes

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pulmon-, pulmo-

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relating to the lungs

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sinus-

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pertaining to the sinus

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rhin/o

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pertaining to the nose

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spir/o

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breathe

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steth/o, pector/o

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chest

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thorac/i, thorac/o

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referring to upper chest, chest, the area above the breast and under the neck

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trache/o

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trachea, upper throat

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blast/o

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germ or bud

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chrom/o

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color

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cyt/o

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cell

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lymph/o

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lymph

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morph/o

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form or shape

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-phylaxis

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protection

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reticul/o

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net

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splen/o

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spleen

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anthrac/o

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coal, coal dust

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atel/o

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incomplete, imperfect

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coni/o

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dust

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phren/o

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diaphragm, mind

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-capnia

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CO2

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-pnea

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breathing

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dys-

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painful, bad, difficult

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COPD

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder

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pleural effusion

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abnormal fluid in the pleural cavity

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TB

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Tuberculosis: communicable disease cause by Mycobacterium tuberculosis & spread thru respiratory droplets

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ARDS

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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome when the lungs no longer function effectively, threatening the life of the pt.

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bronchogenic carcinoma

A

lung cancer

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metastasize

A

spreading of cancer

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anosmia

A

absence of the sense of smell

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acidosis

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excessive acidity of body fluids

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apnea

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temp loss of breathing asphyxia(without breathing) at night while sleeping

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asphyxia

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insufficient intake of O2

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atelectasis

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collapsed lung, acute or chronic

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Cheyne-Stokes respiration

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repeated breathing pattern characterized by fluctuation in the depth of respiration: first deeply, then shallow, then not at all.

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epistaxis

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nosebleed

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antitussives

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relieve or surpress coughing by blocking cough reflex

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ABG

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arterial blood gases

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CA

A

cancer

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CPAP

A

continuous positive airway pressure

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CPR

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cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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CT

A

computer tomography

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CXR

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chest xray

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MDI

A

meter-dosed inhaler

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MRI

A

magnetic resonance imaging

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Pco2

A

Partial pressure of carbon dioxide

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PFT

A

pulmonary function test

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RD

A

respiratory distress

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RDS

A

respiratory distress syndrome

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SIDS

A

sudden infant distress syndrome

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SOB

A

shortness of breath

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URI

A

upper respiratory infection

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sphygmomanometer

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blood pressure machine that is used to measure systolic & diastolic pressure of blood

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aneurysm

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localized abnormal dilation of a vessel, usually an artery

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angina

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mild to severe suffocating pain that typically occurs in the chest & is caused by inadequate blood flow to myocardium

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carotid artery disease

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narrowing of carotid arteries caused usually by atherosclerosis and is shown by weakness on one side of body, blurred vision & memory loss

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bruit

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murmur that is heard as blood passes an obstruction in

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cardiomyopathy

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disease or weakening of the heart muscle that decreases cardiac function

90
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coarctation

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narrowing of a vessel, especially the aorta

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syncope

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fainting

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angioplasty

A

reopening of a narrowed blood vessel that restores blood flow

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cardiac enzyme studies

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blood tests that measure the presence & amt of cardiac enzymes in the blood including troponin T, troponin I & creatine kinase

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Lipid panel

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blood test that measures HDL, LDL, total cholesterol and triglycerides used to assess risk factors for heart disease

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angiography

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radiographic image of the inside of a blood vessel after IV of contrast medium

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ACE

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angiotensin-converting enzyme

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AFib

A

atrial fibrillation

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CAD

A

coronary artery disease

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CC

A

cardiac catheterization

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CHD

A

coronary heart disease

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CK

A

creatine kinase

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CPR

A

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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DVT

A

deep vein thrombosis

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HF

A

heart failure

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LA

A

left atrium

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LV

A

left ventricle

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MI

A

myocardial infarction

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NSR

A

normal sinus rhythm

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RA

A

right atrium

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RV

A

right ventricle

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SA

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sinoatrial

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US

A

ultrasound

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thrombocytes

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platelets

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poiesis

A

development of…

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-graft

A

transplantation

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aplastic

A

serious form of anemia associated with bone marrow failure

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AB

A

antibody

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AIDS

A

acquired immune deficiency syndrome

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ALL

A

acute lymphocytic leukemia

120
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AML

A

acute myelogenous leukemia

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BMT

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bone marrow transplant

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diff

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differential count (leukocytes)

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EBV

A

Epstein-Barr virus

124
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eos

A

eosinophin (type of leukocyte)

125
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PT

A

prothrombin time

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