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Neutrophils
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Most numerous circulating leukocytes. They are motile and highly phagocytic. They ingest and devour bacteria
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Eosinophils
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Protect the body by releasing many substances capable of neutralizing toxic compounds, especially of a chemical nature. They increase in number during allergic reactions and animal parasite infestations.
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Basophils
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When tissue is damaged, basophils release histamine and heparin when tissue is damaged. Histamines initiate increased blood flow. This brings additional blood cells to injured areas to help with damage control.
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Monocytes
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Found in blood vessels, they are mildly phagocytic. They remain there for a short period of time and exit the vascular system to become Macrophages.
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Lymphocytes
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Include B cells, T cells, and natural killer cells. A specialized type of defense by B and T cells helps provide protection against specific antigens. Natural killer cells help fight cancer cells
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Anemia
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. Anemia is caused by a decrease in red blood cell production, an increase in red blood cell destruction, or a loss of blood.
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Antigen
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A substance, usually a protein that the body recognizes as a foreign and that can evoke an immune response
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Antibody
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An immunoglobulin produced by lymphocytes in response to bacteria, viruses, or other antigenic substances. An antibody is specific to an antigen.
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Autoimmune disease
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One of a large group of diseases characterized by altered function of the immune system of the body, resulting in the production of antibodies against one’s own cells.
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Exacerbation
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An increase in the seriousness of a disease or disorder as marked by greater intensity in the signs or symptoms of the patient being treated.
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Latent
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Dormant, existing as a potential: for example, tuberculosis may be latent for extended periods of time and become active under certain conditions.
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Opportunistic infection
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An infection caused by normally nonpathogenic organisms in a host whose resistance has been decreased by disorders such as diabetes mellitus, HIV, or cancer.
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Plasma
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The watery straw-colored fluid part of the lymph and blood in which the leukocytes, erythrocytes, and platelets are suspended. Plasma is made up of proteins like albumins, globulins, and fibrinogen
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Seroconversion
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: A change in serologic test results from negative to positive as antibodies develop in reaction to an infection or vaccine
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Serum
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The clear, thin, and sticky fluid part of the blood that remains after coagulation. Serum contains no blood cells, platelets or fibrinogen
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Urticaria
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A pruritic skin eruption characterized by transient wheals of varying shapes and sizes with will-defined erythematous margins and pale centers. It is caused by capillary dilation in the dermis that results from the release of vasoactive mediators including histamine
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Hemolysis
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Destruction of RBC’s with a release of hemoglobin that diffuses into the surrounding fluid
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Immunity (active) Immunity
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developed as a consequence of exposure to an antigen and the subsequent development of antibodies
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Passive Immunity
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Immunity in which antibodies or other immune substances formed in one individual is transferred to another individual to provide immediate, temporary immunity.
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Septicemia
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Systemic disease associated with the presence and persistence of pathogenic microorganisms or other toxins in the blood
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Serology
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Blood test to detect the presence of antibodies, antigens, or other immune substances.
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Titer
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Blood test that measures the amount of antibodies in blood.
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Complete blood count
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Series of tests that includes hemoglobin, hematocrit, red blood cell, WBC, and platelet counts.
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Monospot
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Serological test preformed on a blood sample to detect the presence of nonspecific antibody called the heterophile antibody that is present in serum of patients with infectious mononucleosis
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RBC indices
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Mathematical calculation of the size, volume, and concentration of hemoglobin for and average RBC
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Biopsy (bone marrow)
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Removal of a small core sample of tissue from bone marrow for examination, usually to establish a diagnosis
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Sentinel node
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Removal of the first lymph node that receives drainage from cancer-containing areas and the one most likely to contain malignant cells.
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Transfusion (autologous)
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Blood or blood components into the bloodstream prepared from the recipients own blood.
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Homologous Transfusion
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Transfusion prepared from another individual whose blood is compatible with that of the recipient
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Transplantation bone marrow (autologous
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Harvesting, freezing and reinfusing the patents own bone marrow. Used to treat bone marrow hypoplasia following cancer therapy.
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Homologous Transplantation bone marrow
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Transplantation of bone marrow from one individual to another. Used for treating aplastic anemia and immunodeficiency disorders
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Anticoagulants
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Prevent blood clot formation by inhibiting one or more clotting factors.
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Hemostatics
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Prevent or control bleeding
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Thrombolytics
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Dissolve blood clot s by destroying the fibrin strands that make up the clot.
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EBV
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Epstein-Barr virus
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Lgs
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Immunoglobulins
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aden/o
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aden/oid having the appearance or resembling a gland
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Agglutin/o
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clumping, gluing agglutin/ation process of clumping -ation is process of
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Bas/o
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base alkaline bas/o/phil granulocytic with blood cell whose granules have an attraction for alkaline dyes. –phil= attraction for
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Blast/o
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embryonic cell erythr/o/blast/osis abnormal condition marked by embryonic
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Chrom/o
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color hypo/chrom/ic RBC with less red color than normal
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Eosin/o
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dawn (rose color) eosin/o/phil granulocytic leukocyte whose granules have an attraction for eosin
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Erythr/o
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red erythr/o/cyte RBC
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Granul/o
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granule granul/o/cyte group of leukocytes that have cytoplasmic granules
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Hem/o
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hemat/o blood hem/o/plhobia hemat/oma
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Immun/o
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immune immunity, safe immun/o/logy
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Kary/o
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nucleus kary/o/lysis destruction of the nucleus
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Leuk/o
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white leu/emia any of several types of malignancy that affect WBC
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Lymphaden/o
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lymph gland (node) lymphaden/o/pathy any disease of lymph nodes
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Lymph/o
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lymph lymph/oid resembling lymph
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Lymphangi/o
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lymph vessel lymphangi/oma benign tumor composed of a mass of dialated lymph vessels
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Morph/o
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form, shape morph/o/logy study of form
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Myel/o
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o bone marrow, spinal cord myel/o/gen/ic relating to or having origin in bone marrow
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Neutr/o
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neutral neutr/o/phil/ic pertaining to a neutrophil
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Phag/o
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swallowing eating phag/o/cyte
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Plas/o
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formation growth a/plas/tic failure of a tissue or organ to develop or grow normally
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Poikil/o
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varied irregular poikil/o/cyt/osis abnormal increase in RBC that are irregular in shape
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Reticul/o
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net mesh reticul/o/cyte immature erythrocyte with a mesh pattern
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Sider/o
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iron sider/o/penia decency of iron in blood
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Ser/o
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serum ser/o/logy study of serum components of blood especially antibodies
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Splen/o
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spleen splen/o/rrhagia hemorrhaging from the a ruptured spleen
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Thromb/o
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blood clot thromb/o/cyt/osis abnormal increase in the number of platelets in blood
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Thym/o
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thymus gland thym/o/pathy any disease of the thymus gland
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Xen/o
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foreign, strange xen/o/graft translation of tissues form one species to another
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embryonic cell erythr/o/blast embryonic RBC
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-emia
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blood condition an/emia a reduction in RBC or deficiency in their hemoglobin
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-globin
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transplantation auto/graft surgical transplantation of tissure from one part of the body to another in same person
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abnormal condition leuk/o/cyt/osis abnormal decrease in WBC
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-penia
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decrease deficiency erythr/o/penia abnormal decrease in RBC
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-phil
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phil attraction for neutr/o/phil leukocyte whose granules have an attraction for a neutral dye
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-phoresis
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carrying, transmission electr/o/phoresis lab technique using electric current to separate plasma proteins
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-phylaxis
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protection ana/phylaxis exaggerated, life-threatening hypersensitivity to previously encountered antigen
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-poiesis
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formation, production hem/o/poiesis production of blood cell, normally within bone marrow
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standing still hemostasis termination of bleeding
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allo-
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other different allo/graft graft transplanted between genetically non identical twins
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aniso-
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unequal dissimilar ansio/cyt/osis condition of blood by RBC of variable and abnormal size
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iso-
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same equal iso/chrom/ic having the same color
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macro-
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large macro/cyte
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mono-
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one mono/nucle/osis presence of high # or mononuclear leukocytes in blood
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poly-
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many poly/morph/ic occurring in more than one form
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