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Boundless Anatomy and Physiology
APPENDIX A: Diseases, Injuries, and Disorders of the Organ Systems
Physiology Textbooks Boundless Anatomy and Physiology APPENDIX A: Diseases, Injuries, and Disorders of the Organ Systems
Physiology Textbooks Boundless Anatomy and Physiology
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Physiology

Section 8

Blood Diseases and Disorders

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Boundless Anatomy and Physiology
Physiology
by Boundless
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Hemostasis Disorders

The most common blood disorders involve defects in the amount or activity of factors involved in coagulation.

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Anemia

Anemia is a decrease in number of red blood cells or less than the normal quantity of hemoglobin in the blood resulting in tissue hypoxia.

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Sickle-Cell Disease

Sickle-cell disease is an autosomal recessive genetic blood disorder in which red blood cells assume a rigid sickle shape.

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Leukemia

Leukemia is a term covering a spectrum of cancers of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an increase in immature white blood cells.

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