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anisocytosis
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variation in size of erythrocytes
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anomaly
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abnormality
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aplasia
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incomplete or defective blood development; cessation of blood cell formation
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aplastic anemia
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anemia characterized by incomplete or ineffective blood development
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basophil
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a granular leukocyte; the granules of which have affinities for th ebasic dye of wright stain (methylene blue); granules are large, irregular, blue-black
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basophilia
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an abnormal increase in the number of basophils
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basophilic
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staining readily with basic dyes (ex: blue with Ramanovsky type stains)
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blasts
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immature or malignant blood cells
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bleeding time
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time required for a small standardized wound, made in finger or ear lobe, to stop bleeding
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blood dyscrasia
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a disease of the blood or blood-forming organs
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cabot's rings
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lines in the form of loops or figure 8's seen in erythrocytes in anemias
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CBC
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hematology study which consists of a red cell count, white cell count, hct, hgb, and blood smear study including differential white cell count
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consolidation therapy
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a phase describing tx after CA is in remission; given to keep CA in remission
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dyscrasia
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abnormality
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eosinopenia
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an abnormal decrease in eosinophils
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eosinophil
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a granular leukocyte, the granules of which have an affinity for the acid dye of Wright's stain; granules are large, round, uniform in size, red-orange, shiny, refractile
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eosinophilia
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a relative or absolute leukocytosis in which the main increase is in eosinophils
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erythrocytosis
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increase in the total number of erythrocytes
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erythroposiesis
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the production of erythrocytes
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granulocyte
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a WBC that contains specific cytoplasmic granules (neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils); these are peroxidase positive
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granulocyte monocytic colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF)
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a growth factor which stimulates white cells and macrophages
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hematocrit
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the packed cell volume of RBC's obtained by globin and forms hgb
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hematopoietic
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blood forming
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hemoglobin
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the coloring matter of RBC's; a complex iron-bearing pigment that carries oxygen and carbon dioxide
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hemolysis
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the dissolution or dissolving of RBC's
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hemolytic anemia
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type of anemia characterized by excessive intra-vascular destruction of red cells
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hemophilia
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a hereditary disease characterized by a prolonged coagulartion time and repeated hemorrhages, occuring only in males, transmitted only by females and affected males; caused by deficiency in plasma factor resulting in defect in thromboplatic activity
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Howell-Jally Bodies
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small basophilic particles sometimes found in erythrocytes, remnants of nuclear material
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hyperplasia
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an increase in cell formation
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hypoplasia
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a decrease in cell formation
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