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microcytosis
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presence of small red blood cells
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macrocytosis
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presence of large red blood cells
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anisocytosis
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the presence of red blood cells of unequal size (without equal)
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poikilocytosis
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presence of large, irregularly shaped red blood cells
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reticulocytosis
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increase of immature erythrocytes in the blood
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erythropenia
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abnormally reduced number of red blood cells
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lymphocytopenia
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abnormally reduced number of lymphocytes
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neutropenia
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decrease in the number of neutrophils
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pancytopenia
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abnormally reduced number of all cellular components in the blood
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hemolysis
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breakdown of the red blood cell membrane
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immunocompromised
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impaired immunological defenses caused by an immunodevidiency disorder or therapy with immunosuppresive agents
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immunosuppression
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impaired ability to provide an immune response
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lymphadenopathy
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the presence of enlarged diseased lymph nodes
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splenomegaly
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enlargement of the spleen
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