Vocab 3-28

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Consumption coagulopathy

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another term for disseminated intravascular coagulation; a condition in which platelets and coagulation factors are consumed.

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Deep vein thrombosis

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formation of a thrombus, or blood clot, in the deep veins (usually a leg vein)

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Dysfibrinogenemia

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a condition (usually hereditary) in which the fibrinogen molecule has a structural alteration

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Embolus

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a piece of blood clot or other foreign matter that circulates in the blood stream and usually becomes lodged in a small vessel obstructing blood flow

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Hypercoagulable

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condition associated with an imbalance between clot-promoting and clot-inhibiting factors. This leads to an increased risk of developing thrombosis.

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Hypofibrinogenemia

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a condition in which there is an abnormally low fibrinogen level in the peripheral blood. It may be caused by a mutant gene controlling the production of fibrinogen or an acquired condition in which fibrinogen is pathologically converted to fibrin

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Ischemia

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deficiency of blood supply to a tissue caused constriction of the vessel or blockage of the blood flow through the vessel

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Necrosis

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pathological cell death resulting from irreversible damage; "cell murder"

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Thrombocytopenia

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a decrease in the number of platelets in the peripheral blood below the reference range (usually below 150 x 109/L)

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Thrombocytosis

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an increase in the number of platelets in the peripheral blood above the reference range. (usually over 450 x 109/L)