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Hematology

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Lymphadenopathy   Disorder ot the lymph nodes or vessels  
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Pancytopenia   Marked reduction in the number of WBC's, RBC's and platelets  
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CBC   Complete Blood Count  
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Phagocytosis   Process of a cell engulfing and destroying  
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Plasma   Liquid portion of lymphatic fluid and blood  
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-emia   Blood condition  
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Diff diag   Differential Diagnosis  
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Erythr/o   red  
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Phag/o   to eat  
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-poiesis   formation of  
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Anemia   Deficiency of oxygen to cells because of low hemoglobin or a low number of red blood cells  
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ESR   Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate  
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Anisocytosis   A condtion in which a variety of sizes of RBC's are present  
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Hgb   Hemoglobin  
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Polycythemia Vera   Abnormal increase in the number of RBC's  
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Purpura   Collection of blood beneath the skin  
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Coagulation   Clotting of blood from a liquid to a solid  
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Hct   Hematorcrit  
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Aniso-   Unequal  
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Dyscrasia   An abnormal condition of the blood or bone marrow, ie: leukemia or anemia  
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Erthrocyte   A mature red blood cell  
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-globin   Containing protein  
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Reticulocyte   Immature red blood cells  
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Hem/o   blood  
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Erythropoiesis   Formation of RBC's`  
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Fibrinogen   A plasma protein that is converted to fibrin by throbin in the presence of calcium ions  
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Globulin   A plasma protein made in the liver that helps synthesize antibodies  
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hemato/o   blood  
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Hemoglobin   Complex protein iron compound in RBC's carries oxygen and carbon dioxide  
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Hemolysis   destruction of red blood cells  
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Hemostasis   Termination of bleeding by chemical or mechanical means or the complex coagulations process  
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Thrombocyte   Platelet  
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-cyte   Cell  
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Thrombus   a clot  
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leuk/o   white  
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-lysis   Destruction  
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-osis   Condition  
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AHF   Antihemophilic Factor  
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Cyt/o   Cell  
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-penia   Deficiency  
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Immune Reaction   Defense function of the body that produces antibodies to destroy invading antigens and malignancies  
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Leukemia   Excessive uncontrolled increased immature WBC's in the blood eventually leading to infection  
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Leukocyte   White Blood Cells (WBC)  
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Leukocytopenia   A decrease in the number of WBC's  
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