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Med Voc Ch 7

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hem(a), hem(o), hemat(o), -emia   blood  
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hidr(o)   sweat, perspiration  
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hydr(o)   water  
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muc(o)   mucus  
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py(o)   pus  
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sial(o)   saliva; salivary glands  
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ur(o)   urine; urinary tract  
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cellul(o)   little cell or compartment  
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chrom(o)   color  
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cyt(o), -cyte   cell  
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hemoglobin(o)   hemoglobin  
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kary(o), nucle(o)   nucleus  
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morph(o)   shape; form  
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necr(o)   death  
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norm(o)   normal  
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phil(o)   attraction  
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poikil(o)   irregular  
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spher(o)   round  
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calc(i)   calcium  
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kal(i)   potassium  
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natr(o)   sodium  
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coagul(o)   coagulation  
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fibrin(o)   fibrin  
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thromb(o)   thrombus; clot  
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aer(o)   air or gas  
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angi(o), vascul(o)   vessel  
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home(o)   sameness; constant  
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is(o)   equal  
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lith(o)   stone; calculus  
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-ant   that which causes  
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-ate   to cause an action or the result of an action  
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-cidal   killing  
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-poiesis   production  
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-poietin   that which cause production  
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iatr(o)   physical treatment  
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idi(o)   inidividual  
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immun(o)   immunity  
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nos(o), path(o)   disease  
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seps(o), sept(i), sept(o)   infection  
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bacter(i), bacteri(o)   bacteria  
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fung(i), myc(o)   fungus  
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staphyl(o)   grapelike cluster; uvula  
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strept(o)   twisted  
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vir(o), virus(o)   virus  
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aut(o)   self  
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immun(o)   immune  
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-phylaxis   protection  
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ABO   blood groups  
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ADL   activities of daily living  
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AHF   antihemophilic factor  
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AIDS   acquired immunodeficiency syndrome  
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ALL   acute lymphoblastic leukemia  
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AML   acute myelogenous leukemia  
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CBC   complete blood cell count  
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CDC   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  
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CMV   cytomegalovirus  
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DIC   disseminated inravascular coagulation  
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diff   differential count (WBCs)  
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DOB   date of birth  
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ELISA   enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (commonly used in AIDS diagnosis)  
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ESR   erythrocyte sedimentstion rate  
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FEMA   Federal Emergency Management Agency  
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H&P   history and physical  
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HAV   hepatitis A virus  
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Hb, Hgb   hemoglobin  
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HBV   hepatitis B virus  
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HCT   hematocrit  
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HCV   hepatitis C virus  
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HDN   hemolytic disease of the new born  
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abscess   a localized collection of pus buried in tissues, organs, or confined spaces  
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active immunity   immunity developing in repsonse to antigenic stimulus  
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aerobic   designed to increase oxygen consumption by the body  
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agglutination   aggregation of suspended cells into clumps or masses; also the process of union in wound healing  
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agranulocytosis   a conditon involving greatly decreased numbers granulocytes  
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allergen   an antigenic substance capable of producing immediate-type hypersensitivity  
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allergy   a hypersensitive state acquired through exposure to particular allergen or tissues that are of the sam species but antigenically distant  
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allogeneic, allogenic   having cell types that are antigenically distant  
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allograft   a graft of tissue between individuals of the same species but not of the same genotype  
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amniocentesis   perutaneous transabdominal puncture of the amnion for the purpose of removing amniotic fluid  
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amniotic fluid   the liguid or albuminous fluid contained in the amnion  
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anaerobic   thriving best without oxygen  
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analgesic   relieving pain, a medication that relives pain  
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angina   severe pain and constriction about the heart caused by an insufficient supply of blood to the heart itself  
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anemia   a condition in which blood is deficient in the red blood cells, hemoglobin, or both  
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anisocytosis   a condition in which erthtocytes are not equal size  
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antibotic   destructive of life  
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antibody   an immunoglobulin that interects only with the antigen that induceds its synthesis or with an antigen closely related to it  
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antigen   any substance that is capable, under appropriate conditions, of including a specific immune respnes and or reacting with prdoucts of that response  
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antihistamine   a drug that counteracts the action of histamine  
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antineoplastic drugs   inhibiting or preventing the development of neoplasms  
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antiseptic   pertaning to asepsis; a substance that inhibts the growth and development of microogranisms without necessarily killing them  
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aplastic   pertaining to or characterized by aplasia  
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autoimmune disease   one of a large group of diseases characterized by altered function of th immune system  
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autologous graft   the transfer of tissue from one side to another on the same body  
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autologous tranfusion   a procedure in which blood is removed from a donor and stored for a variable period before it is returned to the donor's circulation  
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bacilli   rod-shaped bacteria  
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bacteremia   the presence of bacteria in the blood  
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bacterial infection   infection caused by bacteria  
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bactericidal   capable of killing bacteria  
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bacteriostatic   inhibiting the growth or multiplication of bacteria  
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basophil   granular leukocyte that has cytoplasm that contains coarse bluish-black granules of variable size  
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biological   pertaining to biology or the study of life and living organisms  
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bioterrorism   the use of pathogenic biological agents to cause terror in a population  
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botulism   a type of food posioning caused by a neurotoxin produced by the growth of clostridium botulinum in improperly canned or preserved foods  
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cardiovascular   petaining to the heart and blood vessels  
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cerebrospinal fluid   the fluid that bathes the cerebrum and the spinal cord  
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chancre   the primary sore syphilis; a painles, eroded papuls orccuring at the site of entry of the infection  
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cholera   an acute infectious eneritis, periodically spreading in epidemics  
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clostridium   a genus bacteria, containng obigate anerobic, gram-positive, rod-shaped bacilli  
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coagulant   promoting accerlerating and making possible of coagulation of blood;  
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coagulate   to become clotted or to cause clotting  
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coagulation   formation of a clot  
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coagulopathy   any disorder of blood coagulation  
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cocci   spherical bacteria  
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complement   proteins in the blood taht play a vital role in the body's immune defense  
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corpuscle   any small mass or body  
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coumadin   trademark for preparations of warfarin sodium  
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cyanosis   blueness of the skin and mucous membranes  
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cytotoxicity   having a deletrious effect on cells  
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cytotoxin   a toxin or antibody that has specific toxic action on cells of special organs  
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dehydration   removel of water form a substance; the condition that results from excessive loss of body water  
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differntial white cell count   and examination and enumeration of the distribution of leukocytes in a stained blood smear  
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diphtheria   an acute infectious diesease caused by toxigenic strains of C  
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diplococci   a pair of spherical bacteria, resulting from incomplete separtaion after cell division  
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disseminated   scattered  
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dissemination   the spread of something throughout  
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dyscrasia   an abnoramal state or condition  
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dyspnea   difficult breating  
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edema   an abnormal accumulation of fluid in intercellular spaces in the tissues  
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electrolyte   a substance that dissociates into ions when fused or in solution and thus becomes capable of conducting electricity  
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eletophoresis   the separtaion of ironic solutes in a liquid under the influence of an applied electri field  
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eosinophil   a granular leukocyte with a nucleus that usually has two lobes and cytoplasm containing coarse, round granules tha are redily stained by eosin  
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epstein-barr virus   the herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis and certain immunodeficiency diseases  
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erythroblast   embryonic form of a red blood cell  
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erythroblastosis fetalis   a type of hemolytic anemia of the fetus or newborn infant, caused by the transplacental transmission of maternally formed antibody  
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erythrocyte   a red bllod cell  
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erythrocytic   pertaining to, charcterized by, or of the nature of red blood cells  
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erythropenia   a dificiency in the number of red blood cells  
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erythrocytosis   an increase in the number of red blood cells  
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erythropoiesis   the production of red blood cells  
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excrete   to throw off or eliminate by a normal discharge  
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excretion   the act, process, or function of excreting; material that is excreted  
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extracellular   situated or occurring outside a cell  
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fibrin   an insoluble protein that forms long threads that compose blood clots  
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fibrinogen   a protein in plasma that is essential for clotting of blood  
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fibrinolysin   a substance that dissolves fibrin clots and also breaks down certain coagulation factors  
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fibrinolysis   destruction of fibrin  
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functional disorder   a condition marked by signs or symptoms of a dis or disorder  
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fungal   pertaining to fungus  
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gastroenteritis   inflammation of the stomach and intestines  
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gonorrhea   infection caused by neisseria gonorhoeae transmitted sexually in most cases  
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gram stain   a special staining procedure in which microoganisms can be classified as gram-positive, gram-negative, or gram-variable  
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granulocyte   a leukocyte containing neutrophil, basophil, or eosinophil granules in its cytoplasm  
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hematologic   pertaining to the blood an the blood-forming tissues  
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hematologist   a specialist in hematology  
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hematology   the study of blood and blood-forming tissues and their physilogy and pathology  
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hematoma   any localized collection of blood, usually clotted, in an organ, tissue, or space  
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hematopoiesis   the formation and development of blood cells  
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hematopoietic   pertaining to or affecting hematopoiesis  
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hemoglobin   oxygen-carrying red pigment of red blood cells  
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hemoglobinpathy   a hematologic disorder caused by genetically determined abnormal hemoglobin  
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hemolysin   a substance that causes destruction of red blood cells  
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hemolysis   destruction of red blood cells that results in the liberation of hemoglobin  
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hemolyze   to subject to or undergo hemolysis  
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hemophilia   a hereditary hemorrhagic disorder caused by dificiency of antihemophilic facter  
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hemostasis   the checking of the flow of blood either by coagulation or surgical means  
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histamine   a substance present in the body that has known pharamacologic action when released from injured cells  
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homeostasis   sameness or stability in normal body state of an organism  
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homologous   pertaining to an antibody and the antigen that elicited its production  
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hyperchromic   highly or excessively stained or color  
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hyperemia   excessive blood flow to a part of the body  
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hypokalemia   abnormally low potassium concentration in the blood  
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immunodeficiency   a deficiency in immune response  
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in vivo   within a living body  
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intercellular   situated between cells of a structure  
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interstitial fluid   fluid occupying space between tissue cells  
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karyomegaly   abnormal enlargement of cell nucleus  
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leukocyte   white blood cell  
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lymphocyte   any of the mononuclear leukocytes found in the blood  
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macrocyte   a very large cell  
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macrocytosis   an increase in the number of large blood cells  
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megalocyte   an extremely large blood cell  
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microcyte   an abnormally small erythrocyte  
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microcytosis   an increased number of undersized red blood cells  
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mucoid gland   a gland that secretes mucus  
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nucleoid   resembling a nucleus  
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pathogen   any disease-producing agent or microorganism  
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poikilocyte   an abnormal shaped red blood cells  
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poikilocytosis   the presence of abnormally shaped red blood cells  
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polycythemia   an increase of the total red cell mass of the blood  
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sepsis   the presence of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins in the blood or other tissue  
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septicemia   a morbid condition caused by the presence of bacteria or their toxins in the blood  
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spherocyte   an abnormally round red blood cell  
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staphylococcal infection   an infection caused by staphylococci  
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streptococci   an genus of gram-positive cocci occuring in pairs or chains  
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syncope   fainting  
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thrombectomy   surgical removal of a blood clot  
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thrombus   blood clot  
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toxemia   condition that results from toxins in the blood  
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transplant   an organ or tissue used for grafting  
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virulence   the degree of pathogenicity of a microorganism  
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