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Haemophilia
Haemophilia or hemophilia is
the name of any of several
hereditary genetic illnesses
that impair the body's
ability to control bleeding.
Genetic deficiencies can
cause lowered plasma
clotting factor activity so
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Lymphoma
Lymphoma is a variety of
cancer that originates in
lymphocytes or, more rarely,
of histiocytes.
Collectively, these cell
types form the
reticuloendothelial system
and circulate in the vessels
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Leukemia
Leukemia (leukaemia in
Commonwealth English) is a
cancer of the blood or bone
marrow characterized by an
abnormal proliferation of
blood cells, usually white
blood cells (leukocytes). It
is part of the broad group
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Hodgkin's lymphoma
Hodgkin's lymphoma, formerly
known as Hodgkin's disease,
is a type of lymphoma first
described by Thomas Hodgkin
in 1832. Hodgkin's lymphoma
is characterized clinically
by the orderly spread of
disease from one lymph node
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Bone marrow transplant
Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a medical procedure in the field of hematology and oncology that involves transplantation of hematopoietic stem ... > more -
Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary embolism is a blockage of an artery in the lungs by a blood clot, fat, air or clumped tumor cells. By far the most common form of pulmonary embolism is a thromboembolism, which occurs when ... > more -
Sickle-cell disease
Sickle cell disease is a general term for a group of genetic disorders caused by sickle hemoglobin (Hgb S). In many forms of the disease, the red blood cells change shape upon deoxygenation because ... > more -
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a disease of bone in which the bone mineral density (BMD) is reduced, bone microarchitecture is disrupted, and the amount and variety of non-collagenous proteins in bone is altered. ... > more -
Immune system
The immune system is the system of specialized cells and organs that protect an organism from outside biological influences. (Though in a broad sense, almost every organ has a protective function - ... > more -
Natural killer cell
Natural killer cells (also known as NK cells, K cells, and killer cells) are a type of lymphocyte (a white blood cell) and a component of innate immune system. NK cells play a major role in the ... > more -
Blood test
Blood tests are laboratory tests done on blood to gain an appreciation of disease states and the function of organs. Since blood flows throughout the body, acting as a medium for providing oxygen and ... > more
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