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anemia
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condition in which there is a deficiency of oxygen being delivered to the cells because of a decrease in the quantity of hemoglobin or red blood cells.
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aplastic anemia
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a condition where the bone marrow does not produce enough, or any, new cells to replenish the blood cells.
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hemolytic anemia
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characterized by extreme reduction in circulating RBC's due to their destruction.
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pernicious anemia
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deficiency of mature RBC's and the formation and circulation of megaloblasts.
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sick cell anemia
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chronic hereditary disorder form of hemolytic anemia in which the RBC's become shaped like a crescent in the presence of low oxygen concentration.
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hemochromatosis
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Rare iron metabolism disease characterized by iron deposits throughout the body, usually as a complication of one of the hemolytic anemias.
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hemophilia
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different hereditary inadequacies of coagulation factors resulting in prolonged bleeding times.
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leukemia
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excessive uncontrolled increase of immature WBC's in the blood eventually leading to infection, anemia and thrombocytopenia.
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myelogenous
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Referring to myelocytes, a type of white blood cell. Also called myeloid.
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lymphocyte
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White cell of the blood that are derived from stem cells of the lymphoid series
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multiple myeloma
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malignant plasma cell neoplasm, increase in the # of both mature and immature plasma cells which often entirely replace the bone marrow and destory the skeletal structure.
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polycythemia vera
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abnormal increase in the # of RBC's, granulocytes, and thrombocytes leading to an increase in blood volume and viscosity.
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thalassemia
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hereditary form of hemolytic anemia in wich the alpha and beta hemoglobin chains are defective and the production of hemoglobin is deficient.
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