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50 Cards in this Set
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Aerobic |
Grows well in oxygen |
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Amorphous |
Shapeless |
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Anaerobic |
Will not grow well or at all in oxygen |
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Anisocytosis |
A marked variation in size of an erythrocyte |
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Basophil |
Least common of white blood cells; dark purple cytoplasmic granules. |
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Crystals |
Found in normal urine sediment; large quantities should be noted |
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Culture |
Testing specimens for growth of bacteria |
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Erythrocyte |
Red blood cells |
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Hematopoiesis |
Formation of blood cells |
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Hemoglobin |
Molecule with red blood cell that transports oxygen |
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Hyperglycemia |
High blood glucose level |
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Hypochromic |
Rbc lacking in hemoglobin showing too large of a pale central area |
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Hypoglycemia |
Low blood sugar |
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Ketone |
Chemical produced during increased metabolism of fat |
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Ketoacidosis |
Accumulation of ketones in the body; ua may smell sweet; common in diabetics |
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Leukocytes |
White blood cell |
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Mantoux test |
An intradermal injection test for tb |
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Mordant |
Substance that causes dye to adhere to an object |
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Morphology |
Form and structure of an organism |
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Mycology |
Study of fungi |
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Normocytic |
Describes a normal sized erythrocyte |
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Poikilocytosis |
Cells with variation in shape |
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Sediment |
Material that settles to the bottom of a liquid |
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Supernatant |
Urine that appears above sediment when centrifuged |
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Turbid |
Opaque; lacking clarity |
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AB |
Universal blood type |
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ABO |
Blood groups |
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BCG |
Tuberculosis vaccine |
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BS |
Blood sugar |
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ESR |
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
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CA |
Cancer, carcinoma |
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CSF |
Cerebrospinal fluid |
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EBV |
Epstein-Barr Virus |
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FBG |
Fasting blood glucose |
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GTT |
Glucose tolerance test |
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hCG |
Human chorionic gonadotropin |
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Ig |
Immunoglobins |
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IM |
Infectious mononucleosis |
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MCH |
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin |
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MCHC |
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration |
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MCV |
Mean corpuscular volume |
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O&P |
Ova and parasites |
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pH |
Potential hydrogen ion concentration |
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PKU |
Phenylketonuria |
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PPD |
Purified protein derivative |
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QC |
Quality control |
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RDW |
Red blood cell distribution width |
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SG |
Specific gravity |
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TB |
Tuberculin |
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WBC, wbc |
White blood count, white blood cell |