Chapt. 13 - The Blood System
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| Stoppage or control of blood flow. | Hemostasis
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| Any blood disorder. | Dyscrasia
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| The study of the shape of cells. | Cytology
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| Symptom of disease return. | Relapse
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| A foreign substance that stimulates the formation of antibodies. | Antigen
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| Protein substances formed in the blood to destroy foreign substances. | Antibodies
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| A cell that engulfs another cell. | Endocyte
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| A type of inherited anemia marked by defective type of hemoglobin in people of Mediterranean background. | Thalassemia
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| A rapidly progressing form of leukemia in which there are too many very young (immature) white blood cells called lymphoblasts in the bloodstream and bone marrow. | Acute lymphocytic leukemia
ABBRV: A.L.L.
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| Small amount of bone marrow is aspirated and examined under a microscope. | Bone marrow biopsy
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| Both mature and immature granulocytes are present in bone marrow and blood. Malignant disorder that involves abnormal accumulation of white cells in the marrow and bloodstream. | Chronic myelogenous leukemia
ABBRV: CML
aka: chronic myelocytic leukemia
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| Blood that has given up its oxygen to the tissues and is carrying carbon dioxide back through the systemic veins for gas exchange in the lungs. | Venous blood
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| An abnormal bodily condition, especially of the blood. | Dyscrasia
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| The rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions; a high rate usually indicates the presence of inflammation | Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
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| 1. The percentage by volume of packed red blood cells in a given sample of blood after centrifugation. 2. A centrifuge used to determine the volume of blood cells and plasma in a given sample of blood. | Hematocrit
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| Total amount of a blood protein is measured in a sample of blood. | Hemoglobin test
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| Excessive bleeding caused by lack of Factor VIII or IX. A genetic disorder—usually inherited—of the mechanism of blood clotting. | Hemophilia
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| Malignant tumor or bone marrow. A cancer in which antibody-producing plasma cells grow in an uncontrolled and invasive (malignant) manner. | Multiple myeloma
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| Relieving pain, yet not curing the illness. | Palliative
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| Lack of mature erythrocytes caused by inability to absorb vitamin B12 into the body. | Pernicious anemia
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| General increase in RBC's. Erythremia. | Polycythemia vera
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| Multiple pinpoint hemorrhages and accumulation of blood under the skin. | Purpura
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| Microscopic examination of a stained blood smear to determine the shape of individual red cells. Determines the shape or form of erythrocytes. | Red blood cell morphology
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| Symptoms of disease return. | Relapse
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| Symptoms of disease disappear. | Remission
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| An inherited defect in the ability to produce hemoglobin, usually seen in persons of Mediterranean background. | Thalassemia
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| Percentage of the total WBC made up by different types of leukocytes. | White blood cell differential
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| Time required for venous blood to clot in a test tube. | Coagulation time
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| Separation of blood into component parts and removal of a select part from the blood. | Apheresis
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