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45%
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RBCs, WBCs, platlets (or thrombocytes)
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55%
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plasma
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albumin
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protein in blood
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basophil
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granules that stain blue
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coagulation
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blood clotting
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eosinophil
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granules that stain red
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erythrocyte
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red blood cell
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neutrophil
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nuetral stain
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stem cell
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hematopoietic stem cell, gives rise to mature
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bas/o
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base ( the opposite of acid)
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chrom/o
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color
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caogul/
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clotting
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cyt/o
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cell
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esoin/o
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red, dawn, rosy
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erythr/o
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red
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granul/o
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graunels
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hemat/o
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blood
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hemoglobin/o
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hemoglobin
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is/o
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same, equal
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kary/o
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nucleus
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leuk/o
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white
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mon/o
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one, single
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morph/o
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shape, form
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myel/o
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bone marrow
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neutr/o
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neutral (neither base nor acid)
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nucle/o
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nucleus
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phag/o
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eat, swallow
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poikil/o
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varied, irregular
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sider/o
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iron
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spher/p
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globe, round
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thromb/o
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clot
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-apheresis
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removal, a carrying away
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-blast
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immature cell, embryonic
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-cytosis
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abnormal condition of cells (increase of cells)
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-emia
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blood condition
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-globin
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protien
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gloubin
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protein
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-lytic
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pertaining to destruction
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-oid
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derived from
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-oisis
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abnormal condition
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-penia
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deficiency
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-philia
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attraction for (an increase in cell numbers)
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-phoresis
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carrying, transmission
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-stasis
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stop, control
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marcocytosis
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cells are large
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microcytosis
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cells are small
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anemia
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deficiency in erthrocytes or hemoglobin; most common is iron deficiency anemia
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aplastic anemia
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failure of blood cell production in the bone marrow; pancytopenia occurs when stem cells fail to produce leukocytes
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hemolytic anemia
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reduction in red cells dueto excessive destruction (example is congenital spherocytic anemia, hereditary spherocytosis)
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pernicious anemia
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lack to mature erythrocytes caused by inability to absorb vitamin B12 into the body
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sickle cell anemia
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hereditary condition characterized byt abnormal sickle shape of erythrocytes and by hemolysis
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thalassemia
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inherited defect in the ability to produce hemoglobin, usually seen in the persons of mediterrnean background
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hemochronatosis
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excess iron deposits throughout the body
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polycythemia vera
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general increase in red blood cells (erythermia)
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hemophilia
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excessive bleeding caused by hereditary lack of blood clotting factors (factor VIII or IX) necessary for blood clotting
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purpura
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multiple pinpoint
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lukemia
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increase in cancerous white blood cells (luekocytes)
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AML
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acute myelogenous (myelocytic) leukemia
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ALL
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Acute lymphocytic leukemia
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CML
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chronic myelogenous (myelocytic) leukemia
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CLL
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chronic lymphocytic leukemia
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remission
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disappearance of signs and symptoms of disease
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relapse
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occurs when disease symptoms and signs reappear, necessiting further treatment
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coagulation time
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time required for venous blood to clot in a test tube
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complete blood count (CBC)
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determination of numbers of blood cells, hemoglobin concentration , hematocrit, and red cell values - MCH, MCV, MCHC
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hematocrit(Hct)
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percentage of erythocytes in a volume of blood
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hemoglobin test (H, Hg, Hgb, HGB)
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total amount of hemoglobin in a sample of peripheral blood
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prothrombin time (PT)
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test of the ability of blood to clot
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red blood cell count (RBC)
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number to erthrocytes per cubic millimeter (mm^3) or microliter of blood
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red blood cell morphology
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microscopic examination of a stained blood smear to determine the shape of individual red cells
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white blood cell count (WBC)
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number of leukocytes per cubic millimeter (mm^3) or microliter of blood
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CBC
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complete blood count
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RBC
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red blood cell; red blood cell count
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WBC
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white blood cell; white blood cell count
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Hct
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hematocrit
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Hgb, HGB
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hemoglobin
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