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| abnormal reduction in number |
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| loving, affinity for, philosophy |
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| blood cell specialized in transporting oxygen and carbon dioxide, red blood cells |
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| the process of blood cell formation within red bone marrow |
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| an abundant protein in red blood cells that has a high bonding affinity for oxygen and carbon dioxide |
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| blood cells protecting body from infection, white blood cells |
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| clusters of lymphatic tissue composed of white blood cells that are embedded within the walls of the large intestine |
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| vessels that carry lymph to subclavian veins near the heart |
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| type of white blood cell tha tplayd primary role in conferring immunity and forms the bulk of lymphatic tissue, includes B and T cells |
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| soft organ located in the chest superior to the heart in which some white blood cells, T lymphocytes, become mature before entering circulation |
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| proteins released by activated B cells which selectively bind to antigens during an immune response |
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| any foreign substance usually a protein against which an immune response is directed; antibody generating |
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| white cell that responds to antigens by releasing substances including histamine and serotonin |
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| one of 2 types of lymphocytes, responds to infection by secreting antibodies which require activation by helper T cell. |
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| combination of protein fibers and trapped blood cells that slows or stops blood loss |
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| process of blood clot formation |
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| dissolved protein in blood that is the precursor for fibren, which is the main protein component in a blood clot |
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| white blood cells that fight infection by phagocytosis of unwanted foreign particles |
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| liquid portion of the blood |
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| cell fragments in the blood that facilitate the formation of blood clots, also called thrombocytest |
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| a soft organ located lateral and slightly posterior to the stomach and the abdominal cavity. serves as storage site for blood cells |
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| lymphocyte that mounts an immune response, includes activation of other white blood cells, direct destruction of foreign cells, adn establishment of memory of the infection to create immunity. activity is called an innate immunity response as opposed to an acquired response (B cell) |
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| the main lymphatic trunk located alongside the aorta as it extends from the disphragm behind the heart. unites the left subclavian vein where it channels about 3/4 of the bodys lymph into the blood stream |
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| small oval organs in the throat that are filled with white blood cells that fight infection. they include one pharyngeal tonsil "adenoids" and two palantine tonsils near the union of the oral cavity and throat "lingual" |
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| presence of red blood cells of unequal size |
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| presence of bacteria in the blood stream |
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| abnormally reduced number of red blood cells |
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| rupture of red blood cell membrane |
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| loss of blood from circulation |
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| abnormally large sized red blood cells |
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| large irregular shaped red blood cells |
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| abnormal increase in the number of erythrocytes in the blood |
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| abnormal enlargement of the spleen |
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| presence of toxins in the blood stream |
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| acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
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| a response to an allergen which is an antigen that produces a hypersensitivity rxn |
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| an immediate reaction to an antigen that includes immediate inflammation and system wide smooth muscle contractions |
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| reduced ability of red blood cells to deliver oxygen to tissue, resulting from reduction in hemoglobin, or #/volume of RBCs |
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| anemia characterized by the failure of red bone marrow to produce RBCs |
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| a disease caused by a bacteria and its toxin resulting in an inflammation of the mucous membranes primarily in the nose and throat |
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| abnormal condition of the blood. |
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| blood disorder resulting from incompatibility between a fetus and mother (-/+) causing a destruction of red blood cells |
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| fungal infection distributed by way of blood stream |
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| infection of a wound caused by various anaerobic bacteria forming a fermentation gas. |
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| inherited disorder that results in the accumulation of iron deposits |
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| inherited bleeding disorder that results from defective clotting proteins |
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| cancer of lymphatic tissue |
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| condition resulting from an immune deficiency response |
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| reduction of an immune response caused by disease |
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| swelling of body tissue caused by movement of plasma into EC space causing edema or fluid accumulation of tissue |
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| viral disease characterized by temporary inflammation of mucous membranes and fever |
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| caused by a lack of iron resulting in smaller red blood cells with deficient levels or hemoglobin |
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| inflammation of lymph nodes |
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| diseased caused by parasitic protozoan that affects red blood cells |
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| bone marrow disorder caused by the proliferation of abnormal stem cells which usually develops into leukemia |
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| disorder contraction during a hospital stay. MRSA |
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| anemia caused by an inadequate supply of folic acid. |
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| bacterium produces a neurotoxin that acts on the CNS and is highly fatal. |
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| systemic disease caused by presence of bacteria and their toxins |
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| disease caused by a powerful neurotoxin released by the bacterium clostridium tetani, toxin acts upon the CNS to cause convulsions and paralysis |
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| application of drugs to battle a class of viruses that tend to mutate quickly, retroviruses |
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| transfusion of blood donated by a person for personal use |
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| microscopic count of the number of each type of white blood cell using a stained blood smear |
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| erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
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| time test to measure the rate at which red blood cells fall through a volume of plasma to provide information on their hemoglobin content |
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| test that measures the percentage of red blood cells in a volume of blood |
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| photography of lymphatic vessels with contrast medium |
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| removal of a donor's blood, one portion retained for use and another returned to the donor including plasmapheresis, leukopheresis and plateletpheresis |
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| any treatment that tends to prevent the onset of infection |
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| surgical fixation of the spleen |
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| process of dissolving a blood clot |
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| inoculation of a culture that has reduced virulence as a means of providing a cure or prophylaxis (protection) |
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