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Chapter 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anemia | Reduction of red blood cells noticed by the patient as weakness and fatigue |
| Asplenia | Absence of spleen or of spleen function |
| Coagulopathy | Any disease that deals with problems in blood coagulation |
| Cytapheresis | Apheresis to remove cellular material |
| Elliptocyte | Oval shaped red blood cell |
| Embolus | Mass of matter present in the blood |
| Hematopoiesis | Formation of blood cells |
| Hemorrhage | Excessive blood loss |
| Ischemia | Blockage of blood flow to an organ |
| Lymphopenia | Abnormal deficiency in lymph |
| Myeloma | Cancerous tumor of the bone marrow |
| Neutropenia | Deficiency in neutrophil |
| Perfusion | Circulation of blood through tissue |
| Sphereocyte | Red blood cell that assumes a spherical shape |
| Thrombolytic | Drug that break down a blood clot |