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49 Cards in this Set
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basophil
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WBC with dark staining granules that have an affinity for basic dyes
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hypochromatic
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Pertaining to deficiency of color ( reduction of hemoglobin in RBC)
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anticoagulant
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a substance that works against coagulation (blood clotting)
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coagulopathy
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Disease in the clotting process
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cytology
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Study of cells
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eosinophil
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WBC with dark sating granules with an affinity for acid dyes
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erythrocytopenia
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defiencency of RBC
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granulocyte
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WBC with large, dark staining granules in its cytoplasm
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hemolysis
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Destruction of blood cells
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hematocrit
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separation of blood; percentage of RBC in a given volume of blood
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hemaglobinopathy
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Disease of abnormal hemaglobins (i.e. sickle cell anemia, thalassemia)
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anisocytosis
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abnormal condition of unequal size of cells (erythrocytes)
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megakaryocytes
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Cell with multiple large nuclei; immature platelet
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leukocytopenia
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Deficiency of WBC
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monocyte
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WBC with one large nucleus; an agranulocyte and phagocyte
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morphology
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Study of Shape or form of blood cells
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myeloblast
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bone marrow cell that develops into a myelocyte and then a leukocyte
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myelogenous
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pertaining to formed in the bone marrow
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neutropenia
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Deficiency in neutrophils
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mononuclear
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pertaining to WBC with one large nucleus (monocyte or lymphocyte)
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polymorphonuclear
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pertaining to a WBC with a multilobed nucleus (neutrophil)
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phagocyte
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Cell that ingests other cells or microorganisms
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poikilocytosis
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irregular in the shape of RBC
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sideropenia
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deficiency in iron in the serum
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spherocytosis
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condition (abnormal) in which erythrocytes assume a spheroidal shape
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thrombocytopenia
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deficiency of clotting cells
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plasmapheresis
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removal of plasma from the rest of the blood by mechanical means (centrifuge)
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leukapheresis
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removal of WBC from the rest of the blood by centrifugation
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plateletpheresis
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removal of platelets from the rest of the blood by centrifugation
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monoblast
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immature WBC (monocyte)
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erythroblast
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immature red blood cell
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macrocytosis
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abnormal condition (slight increase in numbers) of macrocytes (red blood cells that are larger than normal)
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microcytosis
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abnormal condition (slight increase in numbers) of microcytes (RBC's that are smaller than normal
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leukemia
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Abnormal condition of WBC (increase in numbers of malignant cells)
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hemoglobin
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blood protein in erythrocytes; enables the cell to carry oxygen
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immunoglobin
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protein (antibody produced by plasma cells) that acts to protect the body by destroying antigens
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thrombolytic therapy
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treatment that destroys blood clots
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myeloid
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derived from bone marrow
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thrombosis
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abnormal condition of clotting
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granulocytopenia
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deficiency of granulocytes (WBC)
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pancytopenia
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Deficiency of all blood cells
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macrophage
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large cell (in blood and tissues) that eats (engulfs) other cells; derived from a monocyte
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eosinophilia
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increased numbers of esinophils
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neutrophilia
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increase numbers of neutrophils
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electrophoresis
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separation of proteins in a solution by using an electric current
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hematopoiesis
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formation of blood cells
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erythopoiesis
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Formation of erythrocyte
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myelopoiesis
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formation of bone marrow
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hemostasis
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stoppage of blood flow
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