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Autoimmune Disease |
Disease caused by the body's immune system attacking the body's own healthy tissue |
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Immunocompromised |
Having an immune system incapable of responding normally and completely to a pathogen or disease |
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Ischemia |
Blockage of blood flow to an organ |
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Anemia |
Reduced red blood cells |
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Leukemia |
Cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by the abnormal increase in white blood cells |
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Septicemia |
Presence of disease-causing microorganisms in the blood |
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Uremia |
Presence of urine in the blood |
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Lymphoma |
Tumor originating in lymphocytes |
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Mononucleosis |
Condition characterized by an abnormally large number of mononuclear leukocytes |
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Myeloma |
Cancerous tumor of the bone marrow; when the tumors are present in several bones, it is called multiple myeloma |
