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Hematic, lymphatic System

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Adenopathy   Disease of a gland  
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Agranulocyte   WBC without granules  
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Allergy   Abnormal immune response  
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Anemia   Symptom of various diseases  
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Antibody   Defends against an antigen  
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Autoimmune disease   Failure of the body to distinguish between "self" and "nonself"  
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Autologous transfusion   Transfusion prepared from the resipient's own blood  
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Basophil   cell taht releases histamines  
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Dyspnea   Difficulty breathing  
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Edema   Abnormal accumulation of fluids in the intercellular spaces of the body  
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Eosinophil   Cell that destroys harmful invaders  
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Erythema   redness of the skin  
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Erythrocytes   Red blood cells  
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Erythropenia   Decreased RBC's  
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Exacerbations   Flare-ups  
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Granulocyte   WBC containing granules  
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Hematocrit   Percentage of RBC's in a whole blood sample  
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Hemoatology   Study of blood cells  
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Hematoma   Bruise  
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Hematopoiesis   Devleopment and maturation of blood cells  
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Hemosiderosis   Abnormal increase of iron in the blood  
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Heparin   Prevents blood from clotting  
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Histamines   Initiate the in flammatory process by increasing blood flow  
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Homologous transfusion   Transfusion prepared from another individual's compatible blood  
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Hypotension   Low blood pressure  
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Immumologist   Specialist in the study of protection  
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Leukocytes   White blood cells  
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Lymphocyte   cell that produce antibodies  
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Lymphoma   tumor of lymph tissue  
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Monocyte   cell that digests and has a large nucleus  
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Morphology   Study of shape  
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Myeloid   resembling bonemarrow/spinal cord  
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Neutrophil   most numerous circulating leukocyte  
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Phagocytosis   condition of ingesting cells  
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Plasma   liquid portion of blood  
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Remissions   Latency  
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Reticulocyte   immature RBC  
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Septicemia   serious, lifethreatening bloodstream infection, blood poisoning  
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Spleen   destroys old RBCs  
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Splenomegaly   Enlargement of the spleen  
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Stem cell   cell responsible for blood cell development  
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Thrombocyte   platelet  
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Thrombocytopenia   decrease of platelets  
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Thrombolysis   destruction of a clot  
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Thymectomy   excision/removal of the thymus gland  
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Thymus   responsible for cellular immunity  
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Titer   measures the amount of antibodies in blood  
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Tonsils   masses of lymphatic tissue  
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Vertigo   dizziness  
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Viscous   Thick, sticky  
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