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30 Cards in this Set
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Erythrocyte |
a red blood cell |
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Leukocyte |
a white blood cell |
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Thrombocyte |
a clotting cell, platelets |
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Coagulate |
to convert a liquid to a solid |
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Dyscrasia |
general term for disease affecting blood |
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Hemorrhage |
rapid flow of blood |
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Septicemia |
having bacteria or toxins in the bloodstream |
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Aplastic anemia |
severe anemia; red bone marrow stops making sufficient blood cells |
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Pernicious anemia |
insufficient absorption of vitamin b12 |
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Complete blood count |
set of blood count |
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Prothrombin time |
measure how long need blood to coagulant and form a clot |
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Prothrombin time |
A measure of the bloods coagulation a billies by measuring how low it takes for a clot to form |
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Homologous transfusion |
Replacement of blood |
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Autologous transfusion |
Collecting or storing the patient own blood several weeks prior to the actual need |
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Anticoagulant |
Substance that prevent blood clot formation |
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Thrombolytic |
Term meaning able to dissolve existing blood clots |
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Pathology |
Medicine concerned with determining the underlying causes and development of diseases |
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Homologous transfusion |
Replacement of blood |
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Autologous transfusion |
Collecting or storing the patient own blood several weeks prior to the actual need |
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Anticoagulant |
Substance that prevent blood clot formation |
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Thrombolytic |
Term meaning able to dissolve existing blood clots |
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Pathology |
Medicine concerned with determining the underlying causes and development of diseases |
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Anaphylactic shock |
Life threatening condition resulting from severe allergic reaction |
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Homologous transfusion |
Replacement of blood |
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Autologous transfusion |
Collecting or storing the patient own blood several weeks prior to the actual need |
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Anticoagulant |
Substance that prevent blood clot formation |
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Thrombolytic |
Term meaning able to dissolve existing blood clots |
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Pathology |
Medicine concerned with determining the underlying causes and development of diseases |
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Anaphylactic shock |
Life threatening condition resulting from severe allergic reaction |
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Autoimmune disease |
Resulting from the body immune system attacking it's own cells |
