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Bonewit #18
Bonewit #18 (Luke Matthews)
Term | Definition |
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Ameboid movement | Movement used by leukocytes that permits them to propel themselves from the capillaries into the tissues |
Anemia | A condition in which there is a decrease in the erythrocytes or amount of hemoglobin in the blood |
Anisocytosis | A variation in the size of red blood cells |
Anticoagulant | A substance that inhibits blood clotting |
Bilirubin | An orange-colored bile pigment produced by the break-down of heme from the hemoglobin molecule |
Diapedesis | The ameboid movement of blood cells through the wall of a capillary and out into the tissues |
Hematology | The study of blood and blood-forming tissues |
Hemoglobin | The protein- and iron-containing pigment of erythrocytes that transports oxygen in the body |
Hemolysis | The breakdown of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin into the plasma |
Hypochromic | A red blood cell with a decreased concentration of hemoglobin |
Leukocytosis | An abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells |
Leukopenia | An abnormal decrease in the number of white blood cells |
Microcytic | An abnormally small red blood cell |
Macrocytic | An abnormally large red blood cell |
Normochromic | A red blood cell with a normal concentration of hemoglobin |
Normocytic | A normal-sized red blood cell |
Oxyhemoglobin | Hemoglobin that has combined with oxygen |
Phagocytosis | The engulfing and destruction of foreign particles, such as bacteria, by special cells called phagocytes |
Polycythemia | A disorder in which there is an increase in the red blood cell mass |