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Medical Terminology
Chapter 8
Term | Definition |
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anisocytosis | condition characterized by a great inequality in the size of red blood cells |
cytapheresis | apheresis to remove cellular material |
immunocompromised | having an immune system incapable of responding normally and completely to a pathogen or disease |
ischemia | blockage of blood flow to an organ |
pancytopenia | deficiency in all cellular components of the blood |
poikilocytosis | condition characterized by red blood cells in a variety of shapes |
splenorrhexis | rupture of the spleen |
transfusion | infusion into a patient of blood from another source |
PTT | partial thromboplastin time |
TTP | thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura |