Disease or Syndrome
Hematological Disease
[ hee-muh-tol-uh-jik-al, hem-uh- dih-zeez ]
Subclass of:
Blood and lymphatic system disorders
Definitions related to hematological disease:
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(blood disorder) Condition in which there is a deviation from or interruption of the normal structure or function of the blood and blood forming tissues.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(blood disorders) Your blood is living tissue made up of liquid and solids. The liquid part, called plasma, is made of water, salts and protein. Over half of your blood is plasma. The solid part of your blood contains red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. Blood disorders affect one or more parts of the blood and prevent your blood from doing its job. They can be acute or chronic. Many blood disorders are inherited. Other causes include other diseases, side effects of medicines, and a lack of certain nutrients in your diet. Types of blood disorders include Platelet disorders, excessive clotting, and bleeding problems, which affect how your blood clots; Anemia, which happens when your blood does not carry enough oxygen to the rest of your body; Cancers of the blood, such as leukemia and myeloma; Eosinophilic disorders, which are problems with one type of white blood cell.MedlinePlusU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(hematologic diseases) Disorders of the blood and blood forming tissues.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(hematologic and lymphocytic disorder) A neoplastic or non-neoplastic disorder that affects the production and proliferation of the hematopoietic cells including lymphoid cells, the synthesis of hemoglobin, and/or the mechanisms of coagulation.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Disorders that affect the blood are called blood disorders or hematologic disorders. There are many blood disorders, and they can affect the quantity as well as the function of the cells in the blood (blood cells) or proteins in the blood clotting system or immune system.Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Blood disease, any disease of the blood, involving the red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), or platelets (thrombocytes) or the tissues in which these elements are formed--the bone marrow, lymph nodes, and spleen--or of bleeding and blood clotting. Long before the nature and...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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