| anisocytosis | Abnormal variation
in the size of erythrocytes.
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| antihemophilic plasma | Normal blood plasma that has been
processed to preserve an antihemophilic factor.
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| citrated whole blood | Normal
blood to which a solution of acid citrate has been
added to prevent coagulation.
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| dried plasma | Normal blood plasma
that has been vacuum dried to prevent the growth
of microorganisms.
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| hemorrhagic telangiectasia | Inherited tendency to bleed from
localized lesions of the capillaries.
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| heparinized whole blood | Normal blood to which a solution of heparin has
been added to prevent coagulation.
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| macrocytosis | Abnormally large
erythrocytes.
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| microcytosis | Abnormally small
erythrocytes.
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| neutrophilia | Increase in the number
of circulating neutrophils.
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| packed red cells | Concentrated suspension of red
blood cells from which the plasma has been
removed.
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| pancytopenia | Abnormal
depression of all the cellular components of blood.
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| poikilocytosis | Irregularly shaped
erythrocytes.
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| purpura | Spontaneous bleeding into the
tissues and through the mucous membranes.
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| septicemia | Reproduction of
disease-causing microorganisms in the blood.
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| spherocytosis | Hemolytic anemia
caused by defective proteins supporting the cell
membranes of red blood cells. The cells are
abnormally spherical.
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| thalassemia | Group of hereditary
hemolytic anemias resulting from very thin, fragile
erythrocytes. Globin chains are missing.
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