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Ch. 9 - Blood, Lymph & Immune System/ Terms

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anemia   not enough RBC  
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bacteremia   bacteria in the blood  
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septicemia   bacteria and toxin in the blood  
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hematoma   localized accumulation of blood which gives you bruise  
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hemolysis   destruction of RBC  
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hemostasis   stopping of blood loss  
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lymphosarcoma   maglinant disease/ cancer of the lymphatic tissue  
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hemoglobinopathy   disease caused by the presence of abnormal of hemoglobin in RBC  
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lymphadenopathy   any disease of the Lymph Nodes  
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edema   accumulation of fluids in the intercellular spaces (between cells)  
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ascites   accumulation of fluids in the peritoneal (abdominal) cavity  
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thrombocytopenia   decrease number of platelets  
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leukocytopenia   decrease number of WBC  
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Auto Immune Disease   the body's immune system attacks its own cells  
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)   - caused by an HIV virus that transmitted by body fluids in direct contact from one human body to another - the immune system is very weak and has no resistance to infections  
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leukemia   abnormal increase in the number of WBC  
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Complete Blood Count (CBC)   blood test to count all types of bloods: WBC, RBC and platelets  
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Differential Leukocytic Count (DLC)   blood test to measure the percentage of each WBC's type: neutrophils, basophils, eosinophils, monocytes and lymphocytes  
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Hemoglobin percentage (Hgb, Hb)   blood test to measure the percentage of hemoglobin in the blood  
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Hematocrit (Hct)   blood test to measure the percentage of RBC in the whole blood  
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Eryrthrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)   blood test to measure the rate at which RBC settle down in a fine tube  
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blood culture   test to check for the presence of bacteria in a blood sample  
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lymphadenography   imaging of the Lymph Nodes  
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lymphangiography   imaging of the Lymph Vessels  
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Bone Marrow biopsy   examining a sample of the Bone Marrow taken from the sternum or the back of hip bone  
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lymphangiectomy   surgical removal of Lymph Vessels  
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blood transfusion   transplanting blood from a donor to a recipient  
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Bone Marrow Graft (Transplant)   transplanting Bone Marrow tissue from a donor to a recipient  
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hemotology   study of the blood disease  
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hemotologist   specialist in blood disease  
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