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agglutination
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clumping of cells due to an antigen-antibody reaction
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anemia
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abnormally low hemoglobin (red cells)
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antigen
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foreign substance that produces an immune response
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antiserum
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serum containing antibodies that may be given to provide passive immunity
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centrifuge
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instrument that separates materials in a mixture based on density
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coagulation
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Clotting
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cryoprecipitate
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formed when blood is frozen then thawed
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erythrocyte
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red blood cell
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fibrin
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blood protein that forms a clot
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hematocrit
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volume% of red blood cells
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hemoglobin
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iron containing protein in red blood cells that binds oxygen
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hemolysis
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Rupture of red blood cells
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hemorrhage
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Loss of blood
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hemostasis
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stoppage of bleeding
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leukemia
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malignant blood disease; abnormal development of white blood cells
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leukocyte
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White blood cells
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megakaryocyte
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very large cell that gives rise to blood platelets
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plasma
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liquid portion of the blood
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platelet
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fragment that forms a plug to stop bleeding
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serum
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liquid portion of blood without clotting factors
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thrombocytopenia
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deficiency of platelets in the blood
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transfusion
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introduction of blood/components directly into the bloodstream
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