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- 3. a cell that has the unique property of self-renewal as well as the ability to develop into other types of specialized cells, such as blood cells
- 7. a muscular vessel that carries oxygen- and nutrient-rich blood under high pressure from the heart to other parts of the body
- 8. a procedure in which blood collected from a volunteer donor is transferred to another person
- 10. a congenital or inherited bleeding disorder caused by a shortage of clotting factors in the blood
- 12. a clump of platelets and blood proteins (also known as a thrombus) that form a plug at the site of an injured blood vessel to prevent excessive bleeding. A clot may also form inside a blood vessel and block that vessel, which is called a thrombosis or a blood clot.
- 14. a mineral that is important for maintaining many body functions and an integral part of hemoglobin, the molecule in your blood that carries oxygen to the tissues of the body
- 16. the process by which blood clots
- 17. a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to other cells in your body; often abbreviated HGB, Hb, or Hg
- 18. a type of blood cancer that occurs when abnormal lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) multiply and collect in the lymph nodes and other tissues, impairing the function of the body's immune system
- 19. the specialized fluid in your body that has many functions, including carrying oxygen and nutrients to other tissues, forming clots in response to injury, and carrying defensive cells and antibodies that fight infection
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- 1. the percentage of the whole blood volume that is made up of red blood cells; it is abbreviated Hct
- 2. a marker protein on cells of the body or foreign substances, such as a virus or bacteria
- 4. a vessel that carries blood low in oxygen away from the body's organs and back to the heart
- 5. an abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cells
- 6. a type of cancer found in the blood and bone marrow that is caused by the production of abnormal white blood cells
- 8. an abnormal mass of cells, which can be cancerous or benign
- 9. the liquid component of blood that transports blood cells throughout the body along with nutrients, waste products, antibodies, proteins, and chemical messengers such as hormones
- 11. a small cell fragment (also known as a thrombocyte) involved in the blood's clotting process
- 13. a blood condition in which a person either does not have enough red blood cells or has red blood cells that do not function properly
- 15. the scientific study of cancer