Treament/Therapies Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| Pharmacology | |
| Anticoagulant | Drug that prevents the coagulation of blood |
| Hemostatic | Drug that stops the flow of blood |
| Thrombolytic | Drug that breaks down blood clots |
| Surgical Procedures | |
| Laparosplenectomy | Surgical removal of the spleen through the abdomen |
| Lymphadenectomy | Surgical removal of a lymph gland |
| Nephrosplenopexy | Surgical fixation of the spleen and kidney |
| Splenectomy | Surgical removal of spleen |
| Transfusion | |
| Apheresis | Process similar to dialysis Draws patients blood, removes something from it, then returns the rest of the blood to the patient's body |
| Cytapheresis | Apheresis remove cellular material |
| Plasmapheresis | Apheresis to remove plasma |
| Plateletpheresis | Apheresis to remove platelets |
| Transfusion | Infusion into a patient of blood from another source |
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