| blood disease | |
noun | |
| a disease or disorder of the blood |
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.
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