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78 Cards in this Set
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emboli
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floating clots
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heparin
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anticoagulant
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thromboembolic
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clotting diseases
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anemia
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deficiency in erythrocytes or hemoglobin
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aplastic anemia
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failure of blood cell production due to aplasia of bone marrow cells cause mostly unknown
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aplasia
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absence of development, formation
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pancytopenia
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occurs when stem cells fail to produce leukocytes, platelets, and erythrocytes, blood transfusions prolong life
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hemolytic anemia
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reduction in red cells due to excessive destruction
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polycythemia vera
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general increase in red blood cells (erythemia)
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leukemia
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increase in cancerous white blood cells
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leukocytosis
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increased number of leukocytes
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lymphocytosis
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increased number of lymphocytes
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neutrophilia
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increased number of neutrophils
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eosinophilia
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increased number of eosinophils
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multiple myeloma
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malignant neoplasm of bone marrow
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buccal mucosal bleeding time (BMBT)
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time required for the blood to stop flowing from a tiny puncture wound (usually a nick made into the mucosa of the inside of the lips
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coagulation time
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time required for venous blood to clot in a test tube
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complete blood count (CBC)
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determination of the number of red and white cells and platelets, hemoglobin level and hematocrit, and red cell indices
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hematocrit (Hct)
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percentage of erythrocytes in a volume of blood
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Partial thromboplastin time (PTT)
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Measures the presence of plasma factors that act in a portion of the coagulation pathway
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Platelet count
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number of platelets per cubic millimeter or microliter of blood
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prothrombin time (PT)
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test of the ability of blood to clot
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white blood cell count (WBC)
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number of leukocytes per cubic millimeter or microliter of blood
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white blood cell differential (Diff)
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percentage of total WBC bade up by different types of leukocytes
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albumin
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protein in blood, maintains the proper amount of water in the blood
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antibody
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protein (immunoglobin) produced by lymphocytes in response to bacteria, viruses, or other antigens. An antibody is specific to an antigen and inactivates it
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basophil
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granulocytic white blood cell with granules that stain blue when exposed to a basic dye
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coagulation
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blood clotting
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colony stimulating factor
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protein that stimulates the growth and proliferation of white blood cells (granulocytes)
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differentiation
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change in structure and function of a cell as it matures, specialization
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eosinophil
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granulocytic white blood cell with granules that stain red with the acidic dye eosin, associated with allergic reactions
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erythrocyte
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red blood cell
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erythropoetin (EPO)
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hormone secreted by the kidneys that stimulates formation of red blood cells
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fibrin
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protein threads that form the basis of a clot
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fibrinogen
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plasma protein that is converted to fibrin in the clotting process
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granulocyte
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white blood cell with numerous dark staining granules, eosinophil, neutrophil, and basophil
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heme
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iron containing not protein portion of the hemoglobin molecule
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hemoglobin
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blood protein containing iron, carries oxygen in red blood cells
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hemolysis
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destruction or breakdown of blood (red blood cells)
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leukocyte
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white blood cell
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lymphocyte
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mononuclear leukocyte that produces antibodies
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macrophage
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monocyte that migrates from the blood to tissue spaces, it is a large phagocyte
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megakaryocyte
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large platelet precursor cell found in the bone marrow
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monocyte
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large mononuclear phagocytic leukocyte formed in the bone marrow, become macrophages as the leave the blood and enter the body tissues
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neutrophil
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granulocytic leukocyte formed in bone bone marrow, a phagocyte with neutral-staining granules, also called a polymorphonuclear leukocyte
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plasma
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liquid portion of blood, contains water, proteins, salts, nutrients, hormones, and vitamins
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platelet
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smallest blood cell (thrombocyte) these cells clump at sites of injury to prevent bleeding and facilitate clotting
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serum
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plasma minus clotting proteins and cells. Clear, yellowish fluid that separates from blood when it is allowed to clot. It is formed from plasma, but does not contain protein coagulation factors
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stem cell
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unspecialized cell that gives rise to mature, specialized forms. A hematopoietic stem cell is the progenitor for all different types of blood cells
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thrombocyte
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platelet
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antigen
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substance that the body recognizes as foreign, evokes an immune response
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interstitial fluid
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fluid in the spaces between the cells, this fluid becomes lymph when it enters lymph capillaries
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lymph capillaries
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tiniest lymphatic vessels
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lymphoid organs
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lymph nodes, spleen, and thymus gland
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lymph node
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stationary solid lymphatic tissue along lymph vessels
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spleen
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organ near the stomach that produces, stores, and eliminates blood cells
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-phil
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attraction to
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baso/
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base
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chrom/o
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color
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coagul/o
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clotting
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cyt/o
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cell
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eosin/o
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red, dawn, rosy
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erythr/o
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red
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Is/o
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same, equal
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kary/o
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nucleus
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myel/o
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bone marrow
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phag/o
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eat, swallow
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poikil/o
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varied, irregular
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spher/o
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globe, round
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thromb/o
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clot
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-blast
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immature cell, embryonic
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-cytosis
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abnormal condition of cells, increase in cells
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-emia
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blood condition
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-lytic
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pertaining to destruction
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-oid
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derived from
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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-penia
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deficiency
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-stasis
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stop, control
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