Blood and Lymph Words
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| plasma | liquid portion of the blood and lymph before clotting | ||||
| serum | liquid portion of the blood left after clotting | ||||
| hemoglobin | iron compound in the erythrocyte that transports oxygen and carbon dioxide | ||||
| platelets | thrombocytes ~ cell fragments in the blood essential for clotting | ||||
| anemia | condition of low red blood cell count | ||||
| autoimmune disease | disorders with abnormal function of the immune system causing the body to produce antibodies against itself | ||||
| hemophilia | hereditary bleeding disorders characterized by defective clotting | ||||
| leukemia | cancerous disease of the blood forming organs | ||||
| metastasis | process by which cancer cells are spread to distant organs | ||||
| septicemia | systemic disease caused by the infection of microorganisms and their toxins in the circulating blood |
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Created by:
Shannon Smiley-Vogel
on 2010-03-03