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plasma   the liquid part of the blood  
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plasma proteins   any of several protiens normally found in the plasma; includes albumins, globins, and fibrinogen  
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serum   blood plasma minus its clotting factors, still contains antibodies  
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acidosis   condition in which there is an excessive portion of acid in the blood  
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erythrocytes   red blood cells  
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leukocytes   white blood cells  
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thrombocytes   also called platelets; play a role in blood clotting  
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hemopoesis   blood cell formation  
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hemoglobin   iron-containing protein in red blood cells  
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oxyhemoglobin   hemoglobin combined with oxygen  
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anemia   dificient number of red blood cells or deficient hemaglobin  
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polycythemia   an excessive number of red blood cells  
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aplastic anemia   blood disorder characterized by low red blood cell count, caused by destruction of myeloid tissue in the bone marrow  
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pernicious anemia   deficiency of red blood cells caused by a lack of vitamin B12  
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Folate-deficiency anemia   blood disorder charactrized by a decrease in red blood cell count, caused by a deficiency of folic acid in the diet (malnourishment)  
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iron dificiency anemia   when there are inadequate levels of iron in the diet so that less hemoglobin is produced; results in extreme fatigue  
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hemolytic anemia   any group of blood disorders characterized by deficient or abnormal hemoglobin that causes deformation and fragility of red blood cells (sickle cell anemia, thalassemia)  
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sickle cell anemia   severe, possibly fatal, hereditary disease caused by an abnormal type of hemoglobin  
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thalassemia   any group of inherited hemoglobin disorders characterized by production of hypochromic, abnormal red blood cells  
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leukocytosis   abnormally high white blood cell numbers in the blood  
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leukemia   blood cancer characterized by an increase in white blood cells  
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thrombosis   formation of a clot in a blood vessel  
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embolism   obstruction of a blood vessel by foreign matter carried into the blood stream  
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hemophilia   any group of X-linked inherited blood clotting disorders caused by a failure to form clotting factors IIIV, IX, or XI  
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thrombocytopenia   general term referring to an abnormally low blood platelet count  
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antigen   substance that, when introduced into the body, causes formation of antibodies against it  
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antibody   substance produced by the body that destroys or inactivates a specific substance that has entered the body  
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agglutinate   antibodies causing antigens to clump or stick together  
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universal donor   type O blood--always in short supply  
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uneversal recipient   bloot type AB--it contains neither anti-A nor anti-B antibodies in its plasma  
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anti-   against  
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erythr-   red  
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cyt-   cell  
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hem-   blood  
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leuk-   white  
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mono-   single  
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oxy-   oxygen  
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phag-   eat  
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thromb-   clot  
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a-   without  
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an-   without  
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-emia   condition of blood  
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em-   in, into  
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-osis   condition of  
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poly-   multiple  
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-penia   lack of  
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