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1
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Anemia

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Decreased number of RBCs

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Hematology

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Medical specialty of the blood and its disorders

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Plasma

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Fluid, noncellular component of blood

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Platelet (thrombocyte)

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Small particle involved in the clotting process

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Serum

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Fluid remaining after removal of blood cells and the formation of a clot

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Erythrocyte

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RBC

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Hemoglobin

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Red-pigmented protein that is the main component of RBCs

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Hemolysis

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Destruction of RBCs so that Hb is liberated

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Hypoxia

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Below normal levels of oxygen in tissues

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Pallor

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Paleness to skin

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Pancytopenia

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Deficiency of all types of blood cells

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Coagulation

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Process of blood clotting

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Embolus

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Detached piece of thrombus, a mass of bacteria, quantity of air, or foreign body that blocks a blood vessel

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Fibrin

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Stringy protein fiber that is a component of blood clot

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Hematoma

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Collection of blood that has escaped from vessels into surrounding tissues

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Hemostasis

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Control of or stopping bleeding

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Antibody

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Protein produced in response to an antigen

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Antigen

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Substance capable of triggering an immune response

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Infusion

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Introduction intravenously of a substance other than blood

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Transfusion

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Transfer of blood or a blood component from donor to recipient

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Allergen

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Substance creating a hypersensitivity rxn (allergic)

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Node

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A circumscribed mass of tissue

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Pathogen

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A disease-causing microorganism

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Efferent

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Moving away from a center

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Afferent

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Moving towards a center

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Immune

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Protected from an infectious disease

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Interstitial

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Pertaining to spaces between cells in a tissue or organ

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Autoimmune

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Immune rxn directed against a person’s own tissue

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Anaphylaxis

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Immediate severe allergic response

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Hypersensitivity

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Exaggerated abnormal rxn to an allergen

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Immunodeficiency

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Failure of the immune system

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Immunosuppression

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Failure of the immune system caused by an outside agent

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