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| Absence of acid in digestive juices |
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| Condition resulting from a failure or suppression of the bone marrow to produce adequate amounts of blood cells |
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| Failure of muscular coordination |
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| Process of metal ion being bound into a ring of a "capturing" molecule |
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| Substance resembling glue, composed of small insoluble particles |
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| Destruction of myelin around nerve fibers |
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| Pertaining to the first or proximal part of the small intestine |
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| Large, purple-blue hemorrhagic spots in the skin or mucous membrane |
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| Toxin found in the membranes of some bacteria that are released only when the cell is disrupted |
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| Hormone secreted mostly by the kidney that stimulates erythrocyte production in bone |
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| Plasma proteins that are converted to fibrin in the clotting process |
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| Class of proteins that are insoluble in water and soluble in saline |
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| Inflammation of the tongue |
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| White blood cells containing granules |
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| Spontaneous hemorrhage into joints |
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| The formation and development of blood cells |
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| Progenitor of a blood cell |
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| Protein in red blood cells responsible for oxygen transport |
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| Substances that cause the breakdown of blood |
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| The most common inherited disorder. Caused by a deficit or abnormality of clotting factor VIII |
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| Group of fevers characterized by bleeding from the blood vessels |
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| Excessive bilirubin in the blood |
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| Excess of uric acid in the blood |
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| Deficiency of hydrochloric acid in digestive juices |
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| Abnormally low hemoglobin content |
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| Nonspecific agents that protect uninfected cells against viruses |
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| Anemia caused by low iron levels |
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| Group of neoplastic disorders involving white blood cells |
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| Liquid found in lymph vessels derived from the tissue fluids |
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| Diverse group of neoplasms developing from the proliferation of malignant lymphocytes in the lymphoid system |
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| Large, nucleated immature abnormal red blood cell |
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| Abnormally small cell size |
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| Neoplastic disease of unknown etiology occurring in older adults |
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| Myelodysplastic sysndrome |
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| Disease that is caused by inadequate cell production by the bone marrow |
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| Decreased numbers of erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets |
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| Small red-purple spots caused by intradermal or submucous hemorrhage |
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| Drawing out of blood from the body |
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| Fluid portion of blood in which cellular components are suspended |
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| In serum, is converted to plasminogen, which can dissolve fibrin blood clots |
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| Cellular components responsible for blood clotting |
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| Containing excessive blood |
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| Characterized by an overproduction of erythrocytes and other cells in the bone marrow. It is considered a neoplastic disorder |
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| A protein that is converted to thrombin, which is key in the formation of fibrin clots |
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| Giant cell present in the lymph node |
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| Blood classification based on presence or absence of the Rh factor |
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| Test for pernicious anemia |
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| Noncellular fluid component of blood without the fibrinogen |
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| Genetic defect affecting the synthesis of the beta chain of hemoglobin |
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| Enlargement of the spleen |
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| Undifferentiated cells that can differentiate into specialized cells |
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| Results from a genetic defect where one or more genes for hemoglobin are missing or altered, resulting in defective hemoglobin production |
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| A decrease in the number of platelets |
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| A lipoprotein that is key in activating the X factor in the clotting process |
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| Presence of toxins in blood |
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| Signs/symptoms of chronic renal (kidney) failure |
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| Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) |
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| Involves both excessive bleeding and excessive clotting |
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