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AIDS - acquired immunodeficiency syndrome Anemia - reduction of red blood cells noticed by the patient by weakness and fatigue Antibody - substance produced by the body in response to an antigen Anticoagulant - drug that prevents that coagulant of the blood Antigen - substance that causes the body to produce antibodies Autoimmune disease - disease caused by the body's immune system attacking thebody's own healthy tissue CBC - complete blood count Deep vein thrombosis - formation of a blood clot in a vein deep in the body, most commonly in the leg Eccymosis - large bruise Embolus/Embolism - blockage in a blood vessel caused by an embolus(mass of matter present in the blood) Erythrocyte - red blood cell Erythrocytosis - abnormal increase in the number of red blood cellsESR - erythrocyte sedimentation rate Hct - hematocrit