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Disseminated
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Scattered or distributed over a considerable area; scattered throughout an organ or body
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Hematoma
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Localized accumulation of blood, usually clotted, in an organ, space, or tissue due to a break in or severing of a blood vessel
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Hemolysis
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Destruction of red blood cells with a release of hemoglobin that diffuses into the surrounding fluid
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Hemostasis
Definition
Arrest of bleeding or circulation
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Immunity
Definition
State of being protected against infectious diseases
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Septicemia
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Serious, life-threatening bloodstream infection that may arise from other infections throughout the body
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Titer
Definition
Blood test that measures the amount of antibodies in blood; indicator of immune status
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