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Exacerbation
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Periods of fare-up
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Immunocompromised
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terms that denotes a weakened immune system
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hemolysis
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Destruction of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin
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Anticoagulant
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Used to prevent blood clot formation
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Hemostatis
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Used to prevent or control bleeding
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Aspiration
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Drawing in or out by suction
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Kaposi Sarcoma
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Malignancy of connective tissue commonly associated with HIV
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Morpho
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form, shape structure
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thrombo
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blood clot
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plaso
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formation, growth
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blasto
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embryonic cell
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reticulo
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net, mesh
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chromo
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color
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penia
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decrease, deficiency
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poiesis
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formation, production
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emia
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blood condition
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chromo
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color
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erythro
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red
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thrombo
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blood clot
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globin
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protein
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macro
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large
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myelo
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bone marrow, spinal cord
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osis
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abnormal condition
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sidero`
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iron
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poikilo
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varied irregular
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iso
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smae, equal
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phoresis
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carrying, transmitting
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phago
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swallowing eating
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adeno
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gland
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aniso
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unequal, dissimilar
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agglutino
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clumping
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erythrocytosis
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increased RBC'S
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myelogenic
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origin in bone marrow
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spenorrhagia
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hemorrhage of spleen
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hemopoiesis
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formation or production of blood
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thrombopoiesis
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platelet development
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erythropenia
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decrease in number of circulation rbc's
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pruritus
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itching
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sensitization
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initial exposure to an antigen
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edema
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abnormal accumulation of fluid in the intercellular spaces
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b lymphocyte
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the cell responsible for humoral immunity
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titer
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a test that measures the amount of antibodies in the blood
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stasis
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standing still
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anaphylaxis
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life threatening response to a previously incountered allergen
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anemia
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reduction in the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood
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aplastic anemia
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anemia associated with bone marrow failure
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a type of poikilocytosis
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sickle cell anemia
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fibrinogen
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a soluable plasma protein
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