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Medical Terminology
Chapter 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anisocytosis | condition characterized by a great inequality in the size of red blood cells |
| cytapheresis | apheresis to remove cellular material |
| immunocompromised | having an immune system incapable of responding normally and completely to a pathogen or disease |
| ischemia | blockage of blood flow to an organ |
| pancytopenia | deficiency in all cellular components of the blood |
| poikilocytosis | condition characterized by red blood cells in a variety of shapes |
| splenorrhexis | rupture of the spleen |
| transfusion | infusion into a patient of blood from another source |
| PTT | partial thromboplastin time |
| TTP | thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura |