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Anemia
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Lower than normal hemoglobin or erythrocyte level
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Antigen
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A substance or molecule that stimulates immune system response and causes formation of specific protective proteins called antibodies
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Coagulopathy
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Any type of bleeding disorder that interferes with the activation or continuation of the clotting cascade or hemostasis
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Erythrocytes
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Red blood cells
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Hematocrit
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Percentage of red blood cells in a blood sample
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Hemophilia
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A bleeding disorder that is primarily hereditary, in which clotting does not occur or occurs insufficiently
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Leukemia
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Cancer of the blood forming organs affecting white blood cells that develop abnormally at the expense of normal red blood cells
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Polycythemia
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Production of more red blood cells over time resilting in "thick" blood like in ppl with chronic lung disease or chronic hypoxia
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Thalassemia
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Type of anemia where not enough hemoglobin is produced, or the hemoglobin is defective
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Thrombocytes
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Platelets
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