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19 Cards in this Set
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describe ABO system
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Type A has antibody against B eryth.
vice versa for Tybe B Type AB has no antibodies (univ recipient) Type O has A and B antibodies but no antigen on eryth (donor) |
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sanguin/o
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pertaining to blood
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-cytosis
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too many
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-penia
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too few
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poiesis
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blood cell producing
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dyscrasia
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general term for presence of disease affecting the blood
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aplastic anemia
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anemia as a consequence of loss of functioning red bone marrow.
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hypochromic anemia
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anemia resulting from having insufficient hemoglobin
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pernicious anemia
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anemia associated with insufficient absorption of vitamin B12 by digestive system
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polycythemia vera
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production of too many RBC by the bone marrow
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thalassemia
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genetic disorder in which the body is unable to make functioning hemoglobin, resulting in anemia
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plasmapheresis
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method of removing plasma from the body without depleting the formed elements.
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hematinic drugs
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increases number of erythrocytes or amount of hemoglobin in the blood
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lymphedema
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swelling in extremities due to obstruction of the lymph flow through lymph vessels
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Hodgkin's disease
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cancer of lymphatic cells found in concentration in the lymph nodes
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lymphadenitis
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inflammation of lymph nodes. also called swollen glands
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mononucleosis
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large number of lymphocytes caused by Epstein-Barr virus
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Kaposi's sarcoma
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form of skin cancer frequently seen in patients with AIDS. consists of brownish-purple papules that spread from skin and metastasize to internal organs
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sarcoidosis
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ideopathic disease that forms fibrous lesions in lymph nodes, liver, etc.
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