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- 4. A condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume.
- 6. abnormal deficiency in lymph
- 8. Tumor the of jaw; most common childhood cancer in Africa
- 10. RBC membrane defect in tethering proteins: spectrin/band 3.1/ankyrin,
- 11. inherited defect in ability to produce hemoglobin, leading to hypochromia
- 13. Overproduction of immunoglobin generated by the neoplastic clone of plasma cells
- 15. a condition in which there is an abnormally small number of platelets circulating in the blood
- 23. A hormone produced and released by the kidney that stimulates the production of red blood cells by the bone marrow.
- 24. red blood cells
- 26. enlargement of the spleen
- 29. Abnormally low white blood cell count
- 30. increase in the number of white blood cells
- 31. A disorder characterized by an abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells in the blood
- 32. characterized by an absence of all formed blood elements caused by the failure of blood cell production in the bone marrow
- 34. Blood condition of white cells; malignant (cancerous) condition.
- 35. tumor of plasma cells, producer of plasma (clotting protein-containing fluid of blood)
- 36. a genetic disorder that causes abnormal hemoglobin, resulting in some red blood cells assuming an abnormal sickle shape
- 37. a general term applied to malignancies affecting lymphoid tissues
- 38. any disease process affecting a lymph node or nodes
- 40. disorder marked by platelet destruction by macrophages resulting in bruising and bleeding from mucous membranes
- 41. anemia resulting when there is not enough iron to build hemoglobin for red blood cells
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- 1. Group of plasma protein substances (Factor I-XIII) contained in the plasma which act together to bring about blood coagulation
- 2. a group of disorders considered clonal malignancies of the hematopoietic stem cell
- 3. malignant tumor of bone marrow cells
- 5. characterized by an inadequate number of circulating red blood cells due to the premature destruction of red blood cells by the spleen
- 7. A lymphoma that spreads directly from the nodes to the solid organs or into the retroperitoneal space or retrofascial muscles.
- 9. a blood disorder characterized by anemia in which the red blood cells are larger than normal
- 12. An iron-containing protein in red blood cells that reversibly binds oxygen.
- 14. abnormal activation of the proteins involved in blood coagulation, causing small blood clots to form in vessels and cutting off the supply of oxygen to distal tissues
- 16. deficiency of all types of blood cells
- 17. stoppage of bleeding
- 18. Poorly differentiated. Grows rapidly in sheets. Can present as an enlarging lymph node OR extranodular mass.
- 19. jauncide, and splenomegaly often after URIs
- 20. arise from abnormalities that prevent normal clot formation
- 21. A hereditary disease where blood does not coagulate to stop bleeding
- 22. blood clotting
- 25. distinguished from other lymphomas by the presence of large, cancerous lymphocytes known as Reed-Sternberg cells
- 27. localizing antigens or proteins in tissues using labeled (colored or fluorescent) antibodies
- 28. White blood cells involved in immune response.
- 33. Uses differences in electrical conductivity between species or fluorescence
- 39. to Epstein-Barr virus (human herpesvirus 4) Malaria suppresses the immune system response to the virus