Anemia

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  1. 4. Enlargement of the liver.
  2. 5. A hormone that stimulates red blood cell production.
  3. 10. A condition with low red blood cell count or hemoglobin.
  4. 14. The abnormal shape change of RBCs in sickle cell disease.
  5. 16. Presence of hemoglobin in the urine due to RBC breakdown.
  6. 17. A yellow pigment formed from red blood cell breakdown.
  7. 18. Referring to red blood cells that have less color than normal due to low hemoglobin content
  8. 19. The destruction of red blood cells.
  9. 20. Having larger-than-normal red blood cells.
  10. 21. An immature red blood cell.
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  1. 1. Enlargement of the spleen.
  2. 2. Clumps of denatured hemoglobin in RBCs seen in G6PD deficiency.
  3. 3. A protein that stores iron in liver and bone marrow macrophages..
  4. 6. A genetic disorder causing defective hemoglobin production.
  5. 7. Failure of the bone marrow to produce blood cells.
  6. 8. Referring to abnormally large, immature red blood cells.
  7. 9. A protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen.
  8. 11. The process of red blood cell production.
  9. 12. A cytoskeletal protein that maintains RBC flexibility and shape.
  10. 13. A disorder where RBCs become spherical and fragile.
  11. 15. A protein that anchors spectrin to the RBC membrane for stability.
  12. 19. A protein that binds free hemoglobin in the blood.