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Chapter 8

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Term
Definition
Blood    
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Autoimmune Disease   Disease caused by the body immune system attacking the body's own healthy tissue  
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Coagulopathy   Any disease that deals with problems in blood coagulation  
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Deep Vein Thrombosis   Formation of a blood clot in a vein deep in the body, most commonly the leg  
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Hemoglobinopathy   Disease of the hemoglobin  
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Hypercoagulability   Increased ability of the blood to coagulate  
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Immunodeficiency   Immune system with decreased or compromised response to disease causing organisms  
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Immunosuppresion   Reduction in the activity of the body's immune system  
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Ischemia   Blockage of blood flow to an organ  
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Plebarterectasia   Dilation of blood vessels  
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Spherocytosis   Condition in which red blood cells assume a spherical shape  
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Thromboplebitis   Inflammation of vein caused by a clot  
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Blood Conditions    
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Anemia   Reduced red blood cells  
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Aplastic Anemia   Anemia caused by the destruction of red blood cells  
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Hemolytic Anemia   Anemia caused by the destruction of red blood cells  
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Iron Deficiency Anemia   Anemia caused by inadequate iron intake  
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Bilirubinemia   Presence of bilirubin in the blood  
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Hyperbilirubinemia   Excessive bilirubin in the blood  
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Hypercholestroemia   Excessive cholesterol in the blood  
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Hyperlipidemia   Excessive fat in blood  
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Hypervolemia   Increased blood volume  
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Hypovolemia   Decreased blood volume  
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Septicemia   Presence of disease causing microorganisms in the blood  
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Uremia   Presence of urine in the blood  
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Lymph    
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Hepatosplenitis   Inflammation of the liver and spleen  
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Hypersplenism   Increased spleen activity  
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Lymphadenitis   Inflammation of lymph gland  
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Lymphaniectasia   Dilation of lymph vessel, normally noticed by swelling in the extremities  
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Lymphangitis   Inflammation of lymph vessels  
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Mononucleosis   Condition characterized by an abnormally large number of mononuclear leukocytes  
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Myelodysplasia   Disease characterized by poor production of blood cells by the bone marrow  
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Osteomyelitis   Inflammation of bone and bone marrow  
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Splenitis   Inflammation of the spleen  
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Splenopathy   Disease of the spleen  
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Splenorrhexis   Rupture of the spleen  
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Thymopathy   Disease of the thymus  
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Tonsilitis   Inflammation of the tonsils  
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Oncology    
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Leukemia   Cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by the abnormal increase in white blood cells  
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Lymphoma   Tumor originating in lymphocytes  
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Myeloma   Cancerous tumor of the bone marrow; When tumors are present in several bones, it is called multiple myeloma  
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Thyoma   Tumor of the thymus  
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Public Health    
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Immunocompromised   Having an immune system incapable of responding normally and completely to a pathogen or disease  
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