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Albumin |
Helps maintain the proper amount of water in the blood |
Protein in the blood |
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Antibody (Ab) |
A protein (Immunoglobulin) produced by lymphocytes in response to a virus, bacterium, or antigen; they are specific to an antigen |
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Antigen |
A substance (often foreign) that can be recognized by the immune system |
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Basophil |
A granulocyte that stains blue with a basic stain or dye |
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Coagulation |
Blood clotting |
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Differentiation |
Change in structure and function of a cell as it matures; specialization |
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Electrophoresis |
Method of separating serum proteins by electrical charge |
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Eosinophil |
Granulocyte that stains red |
Eosin - a substance that stains certain molecules a rosy red or pink. Hint: Eos, Greek goodness of the dawn |
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Erythrocyte |
Red blood cell |
Erythrocyte - Red |
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Erythropoietin (EPO) |
Hormone secreted by the kidneys stimulating red blood cell formation |
Hormone |
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Fibrin |
Protein that forms the basis of a blood clot |
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Fibrin/o/gen |
Inactive precursors form of fibrin |
Gen - giving rise to, producing |
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Globulin |
Plasma protein |
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Granulocyte |
White blood cell with numerous, dark - staining granules: eisinophil, neutrophil, basophil |
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Hemoglobin (Hb) |
Protein in red blood clot cells containing iron that carries oxygen. |
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Hemolysis |
Destruction or breakdown of blood (particularly red blood cells) |
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Hem/o/stasis |
A process that causes bleeding to stop |
Root: hem/o and hemat/o: blood Suffix: -stasis: stop, control |
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Immunoglobulin |
Protein with antibody activity |
Root: immun/o: protection (lymphatic system) Suffix: -globin or -globulin: protein |
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Leukocyte |
White blood cell |
Gr. Leuk- "clear, white" |
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Lymphocyte |
Mononuclear leukocyte involved in the specific immune response |
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Macro/phage |
Activated monocyte that has migrated from the blood into the tissues; a phagocyte |
Suffix: -phage: eat, swallow |
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Mega/kary/o/cyte |
A large cell that produces platelets |
Mega-: large Kary/o-: nucleus -cyte: cell |
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Monocyte |
Leukocyte with one large nucleus; become macrophages when they leave the blood and enter the tissues. |
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Mononuclear |
Pertaining to a cell (leukocyte) with a single round nucleus; lymphocytes and monocytes are mononuclear |
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Myeloblast |
Immature bone marrow cell that gives rise to granulocytes |
Root: myel/o: bone marrow (pertaining to blood) |
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Neutrophil |
A phagocytic granulocyte; also called a polymorphonuclear leukocyte |
Poly- many Morph/o- shape Nuclear: nucleus |
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Phagocyte |
An immune cell that engulfs foreign material and debris |
Gr. Phag- eating, devouring |
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Plasma |
Liquid portion of the bloos |
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Plasmapheresis |
Removal of plasma from the blood by centrifuge |
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Platelet |
small blood cells whose function is to stop bleeding (hemostasis) |
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Polymorphonuclear |
Pertaining to a leukocyte with a multi - lobed nucleus; neutrophil |
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Prothrombin |
Plasma protein; inactive precursor form of thrombin |
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Reticulocyte |
Immature erythrocyte( red blood cell) |
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Serum |
Plasma with the cells and clotting factors removed |
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Stem cell |
Undifferentiated cell that gives rise to mature, specialized cells |
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Thrombin |
Enzyme that converts fibrinogen to fibrin during coagulation |
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Thrombocyte |
Platelet |
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