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Chapter 8
Chapter 8 Blood & Lymph
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Excessive bilirubin in the blood | hyperbilirubinemia |
| Specialist in drawing blood | phlebotomist |
| Removal of a lymph gland | tonsillitis |
| infusion of blood to a patient from another source | transfusion |
| large bruise | ecchymosis |
| condition in which blood doesn't clot | hemophilia |
| swelling caused by lymph accumulation | lymphedema |
| excessive blood loss | hemorrhage |
| breakdown of blood cells | hemolysis |
| deficiency of WBCs | leukopenia |
| deficiency of all blood cells | pancytopenia |
| disease of hemoglobin | hemoglobinopathy |
| blockage of blood flow to an organ | ischemia |
| inflammation of a vein caused by a clot | thrombophlebitis |
| tumor originating in lymphocytes | lymphoma |
| cancerous tumor of the bone marrow | myeloma |