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19 Cards in this Set
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Thrombocytopenia |
Decreased number of platelets |
CP 1497 |
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Hemarthrosis |
Bleeding into a joint space |
Cp 1517 |
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Anemia |
Describe the condition in which there are not enough RBC’s resulting in a decrease of hemoglobin and hematocrit |
Cp 1497 |
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Erythropoiesis |
The process of RBC production |
CP 1490 |
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Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) |
A grave coagulopathy Resulting from the overstimulation of clotting and anti-clotting process in response to a disease or injury |
CP 1519 |
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Recombinant |
The results of gene cloning |
CP 1516 |
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Hemophilia A |
Absence of blood clotting factor eight |
CP 1516 |
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Leukemia |
Malignant disorder of the hematopoietic system in which excessive numbers of abnormal cells leukocytes accumulate in the bone marrow and lymph nodes |
CP 1511 |
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Leukopenia |
White blood cell count is extremely low |
CP 1509 |
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Erythrocytosis |
Overproduction of circulating erythrocytes resulting in increased blood viscosity |
CP 1508 |
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Heterozygous |
Having two different genes |
CP 1506 |
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Homozygous |
Having two identical genes inherited from each parent for a given characteristic |
CP 1505 |
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Pernicious |
One that is capable of causing a great distraction or death |
CP 1500 |
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Pancytopenic |
All three major blood elements RBCWBC platelets from the bone marrow are reduced or absent |
CP 1502 |
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Idiopathic |
Cause unknown |
CP 1502 |
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Multiple myeloma |
Malignant neoplasm of the bone narrow |
CP 1520 |
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Lymphedema |
Primary or secondary this order characterized by accumulation of lymph soft tissue and edema |
CP 1522 |
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Lymphangitis |
Inflammation of one or more lymphatic vessels or channels that usually results from acute streptococcal/staphylococcal infection of an extremity |
CP 1522 |
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Reed-Sternberg cells |
Atypical histiocytes consisting of large abnormal multinucleated cells in the lymph nodes found in Hodgkin’s lymphoma |
CP 1524 |
