Sickle cell anaemia red blood cells
odd structure affects their function to carry oxygen, sickle cells lose their ability to bend and pass through the small vessels, causing blockages to the blood flow (shaped as thin moon “)” )
Pathophysiology
study of abnormal function
abdomin-
abdomen
angi-
vessel
arthr-
joint
cardi-
heart
cyan-
blue
cyt-
cell
derm-
skin
erythr-
red
gastr-
stomach
glyc-
sugar
hepat-
liver
hist-
tissue
leuc-
white
mamm-
breast
nephr-
kidney
neur-
nerve
oste-
bone
path-
disease
phag-
to swallow
rhin-
nose
a/an-
without
acro-
extremities