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135 Cards in this Set
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albumin
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protein in blood
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anitbody
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protein produced by lymphs
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basophil
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granulocytic WBC that stains blue under a basic dye
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bilirubin
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orange-yellow pigment in bile
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coagulation
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blood clotting
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CSF
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colony stimulating factor- protein that stimulates the growth of WBCs
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differentiation
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chnage in structure and function of a cell as it matures
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electrophoresis
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method of separating serum proteins by electrical charge
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eosinophil
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granulocytic WBC that stains red under a acidic dye. allergic reactions
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erythrocyte
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RBC
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EPO
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erythropoietin: hormoned secreted by the kidneys that stimulates that formation of RBCs
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fibrin
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protein threads, basic of blood clot
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fibrinogen
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turns to fibrin
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globulins
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area of blood that contains various plasma proteins
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granulocytes
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eosins, neutrophils, and basophils
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heme
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part of hb that contains o2
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hemoglobin
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blood protein that contains iron and carries o2
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hemolysis
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breakdown of RBCs
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Heparin
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anticoagulant
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immune reaction
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response of the immune system to foreign invasion
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immunoglobin
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globin protein with antibody activity
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leukocycte
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white blood cell
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lymphocyte
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mononuclear leukocyte that produces antibodies
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macrophage
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monocyte that migrates from the blood to tissue spaces
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megakaryocyte
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platelet precursor
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monocycte
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large mononuclear phagocytic leukocyte formed in blood marrow
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neutrophil
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neutral-staining granules phagocyte
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plasma
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liquid part of blood
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plasmapheresis
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removing plasma from donor and replacing it with fresh plasma
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platelet
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smallest blood cell
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prothrombin
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plasma protein which turns into thrombin
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reticulocyte
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immature RBC
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Rh factor
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antigen on RBCs with Rh + people
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serum
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plasma - clotting proteins and cells
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thrombin
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enzyme that converts fibrinogen to fibrin
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bas-
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base
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chrom
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color
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coagul
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clotting
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cyt
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cell
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eosin
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red, dawn, rosy
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erythr
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red
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granul
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granules
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hem
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blood
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hemat
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blood
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hemoglobin
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hemoglobin
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is
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same
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kary
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nucleus
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leuk
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white
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mon
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one
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morph
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shape
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myel
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bone marrow
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neutr
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neutral
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nucle
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nucleus
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phag
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eat, swallow
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poikil
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varied, irregular
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sider
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iron
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spher
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globe, round
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thromb
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clot
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-apheresis
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removal
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-blast
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immature cell
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-cytosis
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abnormal
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-emia
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blood condition
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-globin
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abnormal condition of cells
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-globin
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protein
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-globulin
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protein
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-lytic
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pertaining to destruction
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-oid
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abnormal condition
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-penia
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deficiency
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-phage
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eat, swallow
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-philia
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attraction for increase
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-phoresis
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carrying
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-poiesis
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formation
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-stasis
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stop, control
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aplastic anemia
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blood cell production failure due to aplasia in the bone marrow
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hemolytic anemia
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excessive destruction resulting in less RBCs
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pernicious anemia
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inability to absorb vitnamin B12 resulting in lack of mature RBCs
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sickle cell anemia
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inhereited blood condition involving abnormal sickle shaped RBCs and hemolysis
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thalassemia
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inherited, unable to produce hemoglobin
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hemochromatosis
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condition of excessive iron
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granulocytosis
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abnormal increase in granulocytes in blood
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mononucleosis
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> leukocytes & enlarged cevical lymph nodes
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multiple myeloma
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malignant neoplasm of bone marrow
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antiglobulin test
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test for the antibodies that coat and damage RBCs
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bleeding time
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time a tiny wound needs to stop bleeding
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CBC
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complete blood count
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coagulation time
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time required for blood to clot in a test tube
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ESR
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erythrocyte sedimentation rate: speed at which RBCs settle out of plasma
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HcT
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hematocrit: percentage of erythrocyte in a volume of blood
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hemoglobin test
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total amount of hb in a sample of peripheral blood
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PTT
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partial thromboplastin time: measure the presence of plasma factors
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platelet count
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# of platelets
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PT
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prothrombin time: test of the ability of blood to clot
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RBC count
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red blood cell count
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red blood cell morphology
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microscopic examination of a stained blood smear to determine the shape of individual red cells
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white blood differential
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% of all WBCs
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apheresis
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separation of blood in parts and removal
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blood transfusion
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use of blood from donor for patients
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bone marrow biopsy
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microscopic exam of a core of bone marrow
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hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
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same
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ABMT
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autologous bome marrow tranplantation
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ABO
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4 main blood types, A, B, AB, O
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ALL
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acute lymphocytic leukemia
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AML
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acute myelogenous leukemia
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ASCT
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autologous stem cell transplantation
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baso
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basophils
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BMT
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bone marrow transplantation
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CBC
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complete blood count
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CLL
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chronic lymphocytic leukemia
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CML
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chronic myelogenous leukemia
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DIC
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disseminated intravascular coagulation
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diff
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differential count
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EBV
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Epstein-Barr virus
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eos
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eosinophils
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EPO
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erythropoietin
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ESR
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erythrocyte sedimentation rate
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Fe
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iron
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G-CSF
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granulocyte-colony stimulating factor
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GM-CSF
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granulocyte macrophage- colony stimulating factor
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g/dl
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gram per deciliter
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HCL
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hairy cell leukemia
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Hct
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hematocrit
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HgB
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hemoglobin
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H & H
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hgb and hematocrit
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HLA
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human leukocyte antigen
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MCH
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mean corpuscular hemoglobin
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MCHC
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mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
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MCV
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mean corpuscular volume
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polys, PMNs, PMNLS
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polymorphonuclear leukocytes or neutrophils
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PT
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prothrombin time
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PTT
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partial thromboplastin time
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sed rate
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erythrocyte sedimentation rate
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segs
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segmented matured WBCs
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SMAC
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sequential multiple analyzer computer
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uL
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microliter
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WNL
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within norm limit
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