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Phlebotomy
Making an incision into a vein.
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Coagulation Time
Time required for venous blood to clot in a test tube.
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Aplastic Anemia
Failure of blood cell production in the bone marrow.
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Hemolytic Anemia
Reduction in red cells due to excessive destruction.
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Pernicious Anemia
Lack of mature erythrocytes caused by inability to absorb Vitamin B12 into the blood stream.
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Sickle Cell Anemia
Hereditary disorder of abnormal hemoglobin producing sickle-cell shaped erythrocytes and hemolysis.
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Thalassemia
Inherited defect in ability to produce hemoglobin, leading to hypochromia.
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Hemochromotosis
Excess iron deposits throughout the body.
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Polycythemia Vera
General increase in red blood cells (erythemia).
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Hemophilia
Excessive bleeding caused by hereditary lack of blood clotting factors necessary for blood clotting.
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Prothrombin
One of the clotting factors made by the liver.
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Purpura
Multiple pinpoint hemorrhages and accumulation of blood under the skin.
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Granulocytosis
Abnormal increase in granulocytes in the blood.
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Mononucleosis
Infectious disease marked by increased numbers of mononuclear leukocytes and enlarged cervical lymph nodes.
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Multiple Myeloma
- Malignant neoplasms of bone marrow.
- They destroy bone tissue and cause overproduction of immunoglobins, including Bence Jones protein.
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