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Lymphatic System
Hematology and Immunology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anisocytosis | Condition characterized by a great inequality in the size of red blood cells |
| myel/o | Bone Marrow |
| apheresis | General term for a process, similar to dialysis, that draws blood, removes something from it, then returns the rest of the blood to the patient |
| ecchymosis | Large Bruise |
| elliptocytosis | The condition characterized by an increase in the number of oval-shaped red blood cells |
| hypervolemia | increase in blood volume |
| lymphphangiogram | record of the study of lymph vessels |
| nephrosplenopexy | surgical fixation of the spleen and a kidney |
| phlebarteriectasia | dilation of blood vessels |
| septicemia | presence of disease-causing microorganisim in the blood |