Biomedical Techniques

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scientists who carry out a range of laboratory and scientific tests to support the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
Biomedical
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The process which causes bleeding to stop
Haemostasis
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An abnormal mass of tissue as a result of abnormal growth or division of cells. Also known as tumour
Neoplasia
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Most common staining used in Microbiology
Gram
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A genetic disorder caused by lack of factor VIII
Haemophilia
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The discipline of biomedical science which deals with microscopic organisms.
Microbiology
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The study of cellular disease and the use of cellular changes for the diagnosis of disease.
Cytopathology
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The formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel, obstructing the flow of blood through the circulatory system.
Thrombosis
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Any substance which provokes an adaptive immune response.
Antigen
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Immune response which denotes immunologic responses that are mediated by antibodies
Humoral
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Blood from which white blood cells have been removed.
Leucodepleted
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A form of anaemia characterised by the presence of spherocytes
Haemolytic
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A tropical parasitic disease caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi.
Chagas
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A type of T lymphocytes that activate B cells
Helper
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Blood component used for treating haemophila
Platelets
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A medical procedure that involves taking a small sample of tissue so that it can be examined under a microscope.
Biopsy
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A blood disorder caused by the defect in a gene that helps control production of Alpha globin or Beta globin chains of the haemoglobin
Thalassaemia
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The cause of AIDS
Humanimmunodeficiencyvirus
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A response of a tissue to injury, often injury caused by invading pathogens.
inflammation
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the administration of antigenic material to stimulate an individual's immune system to develop adaptive immunity to a pathogen.
Vaccination
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The process which causes bleeding to stop

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An abnormal mass of tissue as a result of abnormal growth or division of cells. Also known as tumour

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Most common staining used in Microbiology

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A genetic disorder caused by lack of factor VIII

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