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Diseases and Disorders of the blood

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AGRANULOCYTOSIS   Large decrease in number of white granulocytes (cells which fight infection)  
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ANAEMIA   Amount of oxygen carrying capacity is reduced due to either too few red blood cells or too little haemoglobin  
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EPISTAXIS   Nose bleed  
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HAEMOLYSIS   Destruction of red blood cells  
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HAEMOPHILLIA A   Hereditary disease caused by lack of clotting factor (VIII)in the blood  
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HAEMOPHILIA B   Hereditory disease caused by lack of clotting factor (IX) in the blood  
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HIV   Human immunodeficiency virus  
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HYPERCHOLESTEROLAEMIA   Raised blood fat levels  
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HYPOCHROMIC ANAEMIA   Anaemia associated with pale, small red cells due to insufficient iron  
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INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS   Glandular fever-increase of white cells called monocytes present in the blood  
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LEUCOCYTOSIS   A normal increase of white blood cells in response to infection  
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LEUCOPENIA   A decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood  
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LEUKAEMIA   A cance of the blood-abnormal white cells increase  
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PERNICIOUS ANAEMIA   Inability of body to manufacture normal red blood cells due to a missing factor  
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POLYCYTHAEMIA   Too many read and other cells present in the blood  
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SICKLE-CELL ANAEMIA   Anaemia associated with the people of African ethnic origin, red cells have sickle shape  
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THALASSAEMIA   Anaemia associated with people of Mediterranean origin  
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CRYOPRECIPITATE   Use of very low temperatures to separate required factors from blood  
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PAUL-BUNNELL TEST   Blood test for glandular fever  
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PLASMAPHERESIS   Taking blood from a donor, removing the required factor and returning the remainde4r to the donor's circulation  
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