Match the following:

A) Polycythemia
B) Leukemia
C) Anemia
D) Embolism

1. Cancerous condition involving white blood cells.
2. Condition in which blood has abnormally low oxygen-carrying capacity.
3. Abnormal excess of erythrocytes resulting in an increase in blood viscosity.
4. Free-floating thrombus in the bloodstream.


1. B) Leukemia
2. C) Anemia
3. A) Polycythemia
4. D) Embolism

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