Blood Pathology

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Branch of medicine specializing in treatment of diseases and condition of blood; physician is a hematologist

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Hematology

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To convert from a liquid to a gel or solid, as in blood coagulation

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Coagulate

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General term indicating presence of a disease affecting blood

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Dyscrasia

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Collection of blood under skin as a result of blood escaping into tissue from damaged blood vessels; commonly referred as a bruise

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Hematoma

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Blood flowing out of blood vessels (i.e. bleeding)

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Hemorrhage

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Hard collection of fibrin, blood cells, and tissue debris that is end result of hemostasis or blood-clotting process

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Thrombus

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Hereditary blood disease in which blood-clotting time is prolonged due to lack of one vital cloting factor

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Hemophilia

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Condition of having too high level of lipids such as cholesterol in bloodstream; risk factor for developing atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease

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Hyperlipidemia

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Having too few of all cells

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Pancytopenia

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Having bacteria of their toxins in bloodstream; sepsis is term that means putrefaction or infection; commonly referred to as blood poisoning

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Septicemia

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Large group of conditions characterized by reduction in number of fed blood cells or amount of hemoglobin in blood; results in less oxygen reaching tissues

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Anemia

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Sever form of anemia that develops as a consequence of loss of functioning red bone marrow; results in decrease in number of all formed elements; treatment may eventually require bone marrow transplant

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Aplastic anemia

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Condition of having too many red blood cells

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Erythrocytosis

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Anemia that develops as result of destruction of erythrocytes

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Hemolytic anemia

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Destruction of patient’s erythrocytes that occurs when receiving a transfusion of incompatible blood type; also called transfusion reaction

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Hemolytic reaction

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Anemia resulting from having insufficient hemoglobin in erythrocytes; named because hemoglobin molecule is responsible for dark red color of erythrocytes

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Hypochromic anemia

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Anemia resulting from not having sufficient iron to manufacture hemoglobin

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Iron-deficiency anemia

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Anemia associated with insufficient absorption of vitamin B12 by digestive system; vitamin B12 is necessary for erythrocyte production

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Pernicious anemia

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Production of too many red blood cells by bone marrow; blood becomes too thick to easily flow through blood vessels

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Polycythemiavera

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Genetic disorder in which erythrocytes take on abnormal curved or “sickle” shape; cells are fragile and are easily damaged, leading to hemolytic anemia

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Sickle cell anemia

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Genetic disorder in which body is unable to make functioning hemoglobin, resulting in anemia

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Thalassemia

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Cancer located in red bone marrow tissue responsible for producing white blood cells; results in large number of abnormal and immature leukocytes circulation in bloodstream

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Leukemia

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Condition of having too many white blood cells

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Leukocytosis

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Condition of having too few white blood cells

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Leukopenia

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Type of leukemia in which abnormal white blood cells are lymphocytes; may be acute (rapid onset and progression) or chronic (slow onset and progression)

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Lymphocytic leukemia

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Type of leukemia in which abnormal leukocytes are granulocytes (usually neutrophils); may be acute (rapid onset and progression) or chronic

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Myeloid leukemia

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Condition of having too few platelets

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Thrombocytopenia

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Condition of having too many platelets

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Thrombocytosis