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- hematology
- The branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs
- plasma
- A fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion
- platelets
- Tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood (plural)
- centrifuge
- An apparatus that uses ___ force to separate particles from a suspension
- anticoagulant
- Medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood
- hemoglobin
- A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color
- cbc
- Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter
- edta
- A complex molecule used medically to chelate metal ions in cases of lead or heavy metal poisoning
- bone marrow
- The fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of ___
- anemia
- A deficiency of red blood cells
- HIV
- The virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome