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16 Cards in this Set
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Erythropoietin |
Hormone that stimulates creation of red blood cells |
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Erythropoiesis |
Creation or formation of red blood cells |
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Stem cells |
Immature cells |
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Pyknotic |
A condensation and reduction in the size of a cell or cell nucleus |
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Basophilia |
An abnormal stippling of red blood cells with basic staining granules |
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Reticulocyte |
An early immature form of a red blood cell |
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Hemoglobin |
The oxygen carrying pigment of erythrocytes |
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Anisocytosis |
Abnormal variation in size of the RBC's |
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Poikilocytosis |
Variation in shapes of red blood cells |
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Polychromatophilic |
Stains bluish-gray |
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Spherocyte |
An abnormal spheric red blood cell that contains more than the normal amount of hemoglobin |
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Acanthocyte |
Spur cells with irregularly shaped finger like projections |
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Echinocytes |
Evenly spaced blunt or sharp spicules along cell membrane |
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Crenation |
Artifact caused most often by slow drying of slides |
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Burr cells |
Elongated crenated cells due to pathological condition |
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Rouleaux |
The stacking up of red blood cells |
