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chapter 8

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Term
Definition
AML   ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA  
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ALL   ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA  
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CBC   COPLETE BLOOD COUNT  
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CML   CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA  
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DIC   DISSEMINATGED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULOPATHY  
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EBV   EPSTIER-BARR VIRUS  
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ESR   ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE  
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HCT   HEMATOCRIT  
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HGB   HEMOGLOBIN  
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HUS   HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME  
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HSM   HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY  
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ITP   INDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA  
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INR   INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO  
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IVIG   INTRAVENOUS IMMUNOGLUBLIN  
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LAD   LYMPHADENOPATHY  
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PLT   PLATELET COUNT  
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PT   PROTHROMBIN TIME  
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PTT   PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME  
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TTP   THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA  
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COAGULO   COAGULATION  
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CYTO   CELL  
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EMIA   BLOOD CONDITION  
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HEMO, HEMATO   BLOOD  
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IMMUNO   IMMUNE SYSTEM  
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LEUKO   WHITE  
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LYMPHO   LYMPH  
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MYELO   BONE MARROW  
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PENIA   DEFICIENCY  
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PHLEBO   VEIN  
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SPLENO   SPLEEN  
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THROMBO   CLOT  
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THYMO   THYMUS  
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TONSILLO   TONSILS  
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VENO   VEIN  
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ANISOCYTOSIS   CONDITION CHARACTERIZED BY A GREAT INEQUALITY IN THE SIZE OF TED BLOOD CELLS  
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ANTIGEN   SUBSTANCE THAT CAUSES THE BODY TO PRODUCE ANTIBODIES  
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APHERESIS   GENERAL TERM FOFR A PFROCESS, SIMILAR TO DIALYSIS, THAT RAWS BLOOD, REMOVES SOMETHING FROM IT, THEN RETURNS THE REST OF THE BLOOD TO THE PATIENT  
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APLASTIC ANEMIA   ANEMIA CAUSED BY RED BLOOD CELLS NOT BEING FORMED INSUFFICIENT QUANTITIES  
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COAGULOPATHY   ANY DISEASE THAT DEALS WITH PROBLMES IN BLOOD COAGULATION  
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CYTAPHERESIS   APHERESIS TO REMOVE CELLULAR MATERIAL  
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ECCHYMOSIS   LARGE BRUISE  
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ELLIPTOCYTE   OVAL SHAPED RED BLOOD CELL  
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ELLIPTOCYTOSIS   CONDITION CHARACTERIZED BY AN INCREASE INTHE UMBER OF OVAL SHAPED RED BLOOD CELLS  
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EMBOLUS   MASS OF MATTER PRESENT 9N THE BLOOD  
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HEMATOCRIT   TEST TO JUDGE OR SEPARATE THE BLOOD; USED TO DETERMINE THE RATIO OF RED BLOOD CELLS TO TOTAL BLOOD VOLUME  
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HEMATOMA   MASS OF BLOOD WITHIN AN ORGAN, CAVITY, OR TISSUE  
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HEMOSTATIC   DRUG THAT STOPS THE FLOW OF BLOOD  
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IMMUNOCOMPROMISED   HAVING AN IMMUNE SYSTEM INCAPABLE OF RESPONDING NORMALLY AND COMPLETELY TO A PATHOGEN OR DISEASE  
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IMMUNODEFICIENCY   IMMUNE SYSTEM WITH DECREASED OR COMPROMISED RESPONSE TO DISEASE CAUSING ORGANISMS  
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ISCHEMIA   BLOCKAGE OF BLOOD FLOW TO AN ORGAN  
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NEPHROSPLENOPLEXY   SURGICAL FIXATION OF THE SPLEEN AND A KIDNEY  
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NEUTROPENIA   DEFICIENCY IN ALL CELLULAR COMPONENTS OF THE BLOOD  
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PERFUSION   CIRCULATION OF BLOOD THROUGH TISSUE  
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PETECHIA   SMALL BRUISE  
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PHAGOCYTOSIS   PROCESS IN WHICH PHAGOCYTES DESTROY FOREIGN MICROORGANISMS OR CELL DEBRIS  
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PHLEBARTERIECTASIA   DILATION FO BLOOD VESSELS  
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PLASM APHERESIS   APHERESIS TO REMOVE PLASMA  
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PLATELETPHRESIS   APHERESIS TO REMOVE PLATELETS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DONATING THEM TO PATIENTS IN NEED OF PLATELETS  
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THROMBOGENIC   CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A BLOOD CLOT  
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THROMBOLYTIC   DRUG THAT BREAKS DOWN BLOOD CLOTS  
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THROMBOPHLEBITIS   INFLAMMATION OF A VEIN CAUSED BY A CLOT  
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THROMBOSIS   FORMATION OF A BLOOD CLOT  
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THOMBUS   A BLOOD CLOT  
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UREMIA   PRESENCE OF URINE IN THE BLOOD  
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