A medical test done on someone to assess their platelets function.

Divides the body into upper and lower sections

The formation or presence of a blood clot in a blood vessel

A hole made by boring or piercing; an opening passing through or into something.

Blood poisoning, especially that caused by bacteria or their toxins.

Pinpoint flat round red spots under the skin surface caused by blood that has leaked from the capillaries into the skin.

The state of the body early in the morning approximately 12 hours after the last ingestion of food or other nutrition

The study of the microscopic appearance of cells, especially for the diagnosis of abnormalities and malignancies.

Shriveled red blood cell

Also known as ectoderm, the outermost layer of the epidermic tissues such as nails, hair, and glands of the skin

A plastic or glass sealed vacuum tube used to collect a blood specimen obtained through venipuncture

The rupture or destruction of red blood cells

The death of most or all of the cells in an organ or tissue due to disease, injury, or failure of the blood supply

A solid swelling of clotted blood within the tissues

A large WBC (phagocytic) found at sites of infection.

A group of disorders that destroy blood vessels by inflammation. Both arteries and veins are affected

A benign tumor of fatty tissue found just below the skin

A Tuberculosis-like disease that causes many medical disorders; associated with Crohn's Disease

Besides contaminated water and exposure to Lead Poisoning, what other catastrophe did the residents of Flint, Michigan experience?

What child vaccine has everyone thinking it leads to Autism?

Once someone is exposed to Lead they can never recover