congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Haematology.Thrombopenia
a blood disease characterized by an abnormally small number of platelets in the blood
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tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Haematology.an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Haematology.malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of can…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Haematology.the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Haematology.the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Haematology.the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Haematology.a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Haematology.a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxyge…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Haematology.congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Haematology.a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxyge…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Haematology.malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of can…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Haematology.an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood as a result of infection (as in leukemia)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Haematology.an abnormal lowering of the white blood cell count
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Haematology.malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of can…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Haematology.blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Haematology.an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood as a result of infection (as in leukemia)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Haematology.an abnormal lowering of the white blood cell count
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a rare inherited disorder of fat metabolism; characterized by severe deficiency of beta-lipoproteins and abnormal red blood cells (aca…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blood, disease, characterized, abnormally, small.the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets; "blood ca…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blood, disease, characterized, abnormally, small.the pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels; results from the systole of the left ventricle of the he…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blood, disease, characterized, abnormally, small.counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blood, disease, characterized, abnormally, small.counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blood, disease, characterized, abnormally, small.a blood thinner (trade name Plavix) approved for the treatment of mild heart attacks; works by preventing blood platelets from stickin…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blood, disease, characterized, abnormally, small.counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blood, disease, characterized, abnormally, small.either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blood, disease, characterized, abnormally, small.a polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood; any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blood, disease, characterized, abnormally, small.the primary form of thrombocytopenia (rather than a shortage of platelets caused by other conditions such as tuberculosis or chemical…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blood, disease, characterized, abnormally, small.a white insoluble fibrous protein formed by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen when blood clots; it forms a network that traps red c…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blood, disease, characterized, abnormally, small.One of the very minute, disk-shaped bodies found in blood with the ordinary red corpuscles and white corpuscles; a third kind of blood…
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