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anticoagulants
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prevent blood clot formation by inhibiting one or more clotting factors.
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antivirals
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prevent the replication of viruses within host cells..
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replication of viruses
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hemostatic
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prevent and controls bleeding
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thrombolytics
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dissolve blood clots by destroying the fibrin strands that make up the clot.
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myel/o
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bone marrow or spinal cord
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poikil/o
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irregular,varied
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reticul/o
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net,mesh
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sider/o
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iron
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globin
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protein
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phil
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attraction for
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phoresis
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carrying,transmission
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poiesis
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formation,production
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phylasis
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protection
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stasis
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standing still
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all
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other,different from normal
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hemolysis
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destruction of RBCs with a release of hemoglobin that diffuses into the surrounding fluid
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hemostasis
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Arrest of bleeding or circulation.
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septicemia
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Systemic disease associated with the present and persistence of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxin in the blood; also called blood infection.
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Systemic disease of pathogenic toxin in the blood
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titer
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Blood test that measure the amount of antibodies, antigens, or immune substances.
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hemotocrit
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An assessment of RBC percent in total blood volume.
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RBC percent volume
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aspiration
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Draw in or out using suction.
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biopsy
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Representative tissue sample removed from a body site for microscopic examination, usually to establish a diagnosis.
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Tissue sample removed to establish diagnosis.
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exarcerbation
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Periods of flare up.
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remission
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A lessening of the symptoms of a disease, or their temporary reduction or disappearance.
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immunocompromised
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Term that denotes a weakened of immune system.
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autoimmune disease
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Myasthenia gravis, rheumatoid arthritis, idipath thrombocytic purpura, vaculitis and systemic lupus erythematosus are all example of what type of disorder?
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indurated
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to make something hard or to become hard
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fibrinogen
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A soluble blood protein.
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fibrin
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An insoluble blood protein.
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edema
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Abnormal accumulation of fluids in the intercellular spaces of the body.
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