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Blood and Lymph
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -penia | deficiency |
| poikilocytosis | condition characterized by red blood cells in a variety of shapes |
| immunocompromised | having an immune system incapable of responding normally andcompletely to a pathogen or disease |
| immunodeficiency | immune system with decreased or compromised response to disease-causing organisms |
| immunosuppression | reduction in the activity of the body's immune system |
| aplastic anemia | anemia caused by red blood cells not being formedin sufficient quantities |
| hemostatic | drug that stops the flow of blood |
| apheresis | general term for a process, similar to dialysis, that draws out a patient's blood, removes something from it, then returns the rest of the blood to the patient's body |
| PLT | platelet count |
| Hgb | hemoglobin |