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ABO system |
a classification system for the inherited antigens found on the surface of human red blood cells, which determine compatibility for blood transfusions. |
anemia |
a physical problem caused by having too few red blood cells or red blood cells that are not working in the right way. People with anemia may feel tired and weak. |
anemic |
pertaining to or suffering from anemia, a condition resulting from a deficiency of red blood cells or hemoglobin and characterized by weakness, pallor, and difficulty in breathing. [1/2 definitions] |
erythrocyte |
one of the disk-shaped red blood cells that carry hemoglobin and give blood its color. |
hemoglobin |
the protein in the red blood cells of vertebrates that carries oxygen to the tissues. |
hemolysis |
the destruction of hemoglobin-bearing red blood cells and the consequent release of the hemoglobin into the blood fluid. |
isoagglutination |
the clumping of red blood cells of a person or animal when transfused with the blood serum of another member of the same species. |
lysin |
any of various antibodies that destroy bacteria or red blood cells. |
pernicious anemia |
a severe anemia in which red blood cells decrease in number and increase in size that is caused largely by a deficiency of vitamin B12. |
Rh factor |
a substance usu. present in the red blood cells that may cause severe negative reaction if transferred, as by pregnancy or blood transfusions, into a person lacking this substance. |
Rh negative |
lacking the Rh factor in the red blood cells. |
Rh positive |
having the Rh factor in the red blood cells. |
sickle cell anemia |
a hereditary form of anemia caused by the presence of abnormal sickle-shaped red blood cells and abnormal hemoglobin, resulting in abdominal pain and leg ulcers. |
spleen |
an organ near the stomach that stores blood. The spleen gets rid of old red blood cells, and makes certain kinds of white blood cells. |
Texas fever |
an infectious disease of the red blood cells, transmitted by ticks, that is commonly found in cattle. |
vitamin b12 |
a compound found in meat, milk, eggs, and other animal products, required in human nutrition for producing red blood cells and maintaining nerves and muscles; cobalamin. |
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