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Diagnosis/Pathology
Chapter 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Blood | |
| Autoimmune Disease | Disease caused by the body immune system attacking the body's own healthy tissue |
| Coagulopathy | Any disease that deals with problems in blood coagulation |
| Deep Vein Thrombosis | Formation of a blood clot in a vein deep in the body, most commonly the leg |
| Hemoglobinopathy | Disease of the hemoglobin |
| Hypercoagulability | Increased ability of the blood to coagulate |
| Immunodeficiency | Immune system with decreased or compromised response to disease causing organisms |
| Immunosuppresion | Reduction in the activity of the body's immune system |
| Ischemia | Blockage of blood flow to an organ |
| Plebarterectasia | Dilation of blood vessels |
| Spherocytosis | Condition in which red blood cells assume a spherical shape |
| Thromboplebitis | Inflammation of vein caused by a clot |
| Blood Conditions | |
| Anemia | Reduced red blood cells |
| Aplastic Anemia | Anemia caused by the destruction of red blood cells |
| Hemolytic Anemia | Anemia caused by the destruction of red blood cells |
| Iron Deficiency Anemia | Anemia caused by inadequate iron intake |
| Bilirubinemia | Presence of bilirubin in the blood |
| Hyperbilirubinemia | Excessive bilirubin in the blood |
| Hypercholestroemia | Excessive cholesterol in the blood |
| Hyperlipidemia | Excessive fat in blood |
| Hypervolemia | Increased blood volume |
| Hypovolemia | Decreased blood volume |
| Septicemia | Presence of disease causing microorganisms in the blood |
| Uremia | Presence of urine in the blood |
| Lymph | |
| Hepatosplenitis | Inflammation of the liver and spleen |
| Hypersplenism | Increased spleen activity |
| Lymphadenitis | Inflammation of lymph gland |
| Lymphaniectasia | Dilation of lymph vessel, normally noticed by swelling in the extremities |
| Lymphangitis | Inflammation of lymph vessels |
| Mononucleosis | Condition characterized by an abnormally large number of mononuclear leukocytes |
| Myelodysplasia | Disease characterized by poor production of blood cells by the bone marrow |
| Osteomyelitis | Inflammation of bone and bone marrow |
| Splenitis | Inflammation of the spleen |
| Splenopathy | Disease of the spleen |
| Splenorrhexis | Rupture of the spleen |
| Thymopathy | Disease of the thymus |
| Tonsilitis | Inflammation of the tonsils |
| Oncology | |
| Leukemia | Cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by the abnormal increase in white blood cells |
| Lymphoma | Tumor originating in lymphocytes |
| Myeloma | Cancerous tumor of the bone marrow; When tumors are present in several bones, it is called multiple myeloma |
| Thyoma | Tumor of the thymus |
| Public Health | |
| Immunocompromised | Having an immune system incapable of responding normally and completely to a pathogen or disease |
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