Blood

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agglutin-

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to glue together

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bil-

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bile

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-crit

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to separate

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embol-

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stopper

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erythr-

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red

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hema-

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blood

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hemo-

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blood

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hepa-

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liver

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leuko-

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white

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-lys

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to break up

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macro-

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large

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-poie

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make, produce

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poly-

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many

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-stasis

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halt, standing still

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thromb-

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clot

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hematocrit

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the percentage by volume of RBCs in a sample of whole blood

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packed cell volume (PCV)

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another term for hematocrit

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plasma

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fluid, extracellular portion of circulating blood

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hematopoietic stem cell

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stem cell that gives rise to blood cells

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megakaryocyte

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large bone marrow cell that breaks apart to yield blood platelets

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erythrocyte

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red blood cell (RBC)

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hemoglobin

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oxygen-carrying pigment in RBCs

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erythroblast

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a red blood cell at an immature stage

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reticulocyte

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immature RBC that has a network of fibrils in its cytoplasm

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erythropoietin

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kidney and liver hormone that promotes RBC formation

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anemia

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deficiency of RBCs or hemoglobin

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biliverdin and bilirubin

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2 bile pigments produced from hemoglobin

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leukocyte

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white blood cell

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interleukin

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subgroup of cytokines (immune system chemicals) with varied effects

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colony stimulation factor (CSF)

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protein that stimulates differentiation and maturation of WBCs

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granulocyte

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leukocyte with granules in its cytoplasm

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agranulocyte

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leukocyte without granules

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lymphocyte

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type of WBC that promotes immunity

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diapedesis

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squeezing movement of leukocytes between the cells of blood vessel walls

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positive chemotaxis

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movement of a cell toward the greater concentration of a substance

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leukocytosis

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too many WBCs in the blood

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leukopenia

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too few WBCs in the blood

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platelet

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cellular fragment formed in the bone marrow that helps blood clot

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thrombocyte

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another term for blood platelet

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thrombopoietin

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a hormone that stimulates megakaryocytes to proliferate and yield platelets

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serotonin

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vasoconstrictor that blood platelets release when blood vessels break, controlling bleeding

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plasma protein

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protein dissolved in blood plasma

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albumin

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plasma protein that makes a major contribution to the colloid osmotic pressure of plasma

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fibrinogen

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plasma protein converted into fibrin during blood coagulation

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nonprotein nitrogenous substances (NPNs)

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a nitrogen-containing molecule that is not related to a protein

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hemostasis

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stoppage of bleeding

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coagulation

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blood clotting

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fibrin

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insolube, fibrous protein formed from fibrinogen during blood coagulation

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prothrombin

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plasma protein that functions in blood clotting

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thrombin

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blood-clotting enzyme that catalyzed formation of fibrin from fibrinogen

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serum

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fluid portion of coagulated blood

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thrombus

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blood clot that remains where it forms in a blood vessel

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embolus

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blood clot, bubble, or other object carried in circulation that may obstruct a blood vessel

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agglutination

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clumping of blood cells in response to a reaction between an antibody and an antigen

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antibody

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protein that B cells of the immune system produce in response to a non-self antigen; reacts with an antigen

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antigen

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chemical that stimulates B lymphocytes to produce antibodies

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oxyhemoglobin

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compound formed when oxygen binds hemoglobin

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deoxyhemoglobin

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hemoglobin that has released oxygen

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carbaminohemoglobin

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bonded carbon dioxide and hemoglobin

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hematopoiesis

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production of blood and blood cells

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formed elements

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blood cells

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neutrophil

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WBC that is much larger than RBCs, is phagocytic and is the 1st WBCs to arrive at infections

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eosinophil

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WBC that functions to moderate allergic reactions and defend against parasitic worm infestations; phagocytic, granulocyte

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basophil

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WBCs that release histamine to attract other WBCs and releases the anticoagulant heparin. granular, phagocytic

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monocytes

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largest WBC and those that leave the bloodstream to become macrophages, agranular

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lymphocytes

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smallest WBCs that function in immunity. There are T and B type

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myelocytic leukemia

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cancer that involves increase in myeloblasts

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lymphocytic leukemia

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cancer that involved an increase in lymphocytes in the bloodstream

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embolism

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condition when abnormal blood clots break loose and block flow of the blood through blood vessels and capillaries

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polycythemia

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excess of RBCs being produced, resulting in slower flow of blood because of increased blood viscosity

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thrombocytopenia

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condition where the # of circulating platelets is deficient

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hemophelia

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hereditary bleeding disorder caused by lack of clotting factors