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medical terminology cardiac system

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anemia   without blood (lack of red blood cells)  
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aplastic anemia   when red blood cells are not produced by the bone marrow.  
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erythrocyte   red (blood) cell  
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erythropoiesis   production of red blood cells  
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ferrous   pertaining to iron  
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fibrinogen   producing fibers which are used in blood clotting.  
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fibrinolysis   destruction of fibers  
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hematocrit   to separate blood  
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hematocytoblast   blood developing cell (stem cell)  
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hematologist   one who specializes in the study of blood  
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hematology   the study of blood  
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hematoma   blood tumor or mass (also called ecchymosis)  
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ecchymosis   bruise (also called hematoma)  
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hematopoiesis   the production of blood  
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hemolytic   the destruction of blood  
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hemophilia   pertaining to an affinity or love of blood  
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heorrhage   blood bursting forth  
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hemostasis   blood standing still  
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leukemia   white blood (cancer of the blood with many immature white blood cells)  
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leukocyte   white blood cell  
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leukocytosis   condition of white cells (refers to a high number of white blood cells)  
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leukopenia   deficiency of white cells  
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macrophage   large eater (refers to the white blood cell, the monocyte)  
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megakaryocyte   large, nucleated cell  
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monocyte   one cell (specific type of white blood cell)  
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myelofibrosis   condition of the fibers in the bone marrow.  
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plasmapheresis   removing plasma  
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polycythemia   blood condition, overproduction of blood cells  
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proerythroblast   developing red cell that comes before  
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reticulocyte   net cell (one of the stages of red blood cell development)  
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sepsis   condition of infection  
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septicemia   condition of infected blood  
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thrombocyte   clotting cell (platelets)  
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thrombocytopenia   deficiency of clotting cells  
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thombolysis   destruction of a clot  
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thromboplastin   pertaining to forming a clot  
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thrombosis   condition of a clot  
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