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Korahs Anatomy 1 & 2
Anatomy chap 11 Blood
| Vocabulary Word | Definitions |
|---|---|
| Anemia | deficient number of red blood cells or deficient hemoglobin |
| Antibodies | substance produced by the body that destroys or inactivates a specific substance (antigen) that has entered the body |
| Antigen | substance that, when introduced into the body, causes formation of antibodies against it |
| Basophil | white blood cell that stains readily with basic dyes |
| Buffy Coat | The layer of WBC's and platelets between the packed RBCs on the bottom of the hematocrit tube and the liquid layer of plasma above |
| Carbaminohemoglobin | The compound formed by the union of carbon dioxide with hemoglobin |
| Embolism | Obstruction of a blood vessel by foreign matter carried in the bloodstream |
| Embolus | A blood clot or other substance (bubble of air) that is moving in the blood and may block a blood vessel |
| Eosinphil | WBC that is readily stained by eosin |
| Erythroblastosis Fetalis | A disease that may develop when an Rh-negative mother has anti-Rh antibodies and gives birth to an Rh-positive baby and the antibodies react with the Rh-positive cells of the baby |
| Erythrocyte | Red Blood Cells |
| Fibrin | insoluble protein in clotted blood |
| Fibrinogen | soluble blood protein that is converted to insoluble fibrin during clotting |
| Hematocrit | volume percent of blood cells in whole blood |
| Hemoglobin | inron-containing protein in red blood cells |
| Heprin | substance obtained from the liver; inhibits blood clotting |
| Leukemia | blood cancer characterized by an increase in white blood cells |
| Leukocyte | white blood cells |
| Leukocytosis | abnormally high white blood cell numbers in the blood |
| Leukopenia | abnormally low whit blood cell numbers in the blood |
| Lymphocyte | one type of white blood cell |
| Monocyte | a phagocyte |
| Neutrophil | white blood cell that stains readily with neutral dyes |
| Oxyhemoglobin | hemoglobin combined with oxygen |
| Pernicious Anemia | a deficiency of red blood cells because of a lack of vitamin B12 |
| Phagocyte | WBCs that engulf microbes and digest them |
| Plasma | the liquid part of the blood |
| Plasma protein | any of several proteins normally found in the plasma; includes albumins, globulins, and fibrinogen |
| Polycythemia | an excessive number of RBCs |
| Prothrombin | a protein present in normal blood that is required for blood clotting |
| Prothrombin activator | a protein formed by clotting factors from damaged tissue cells and platelets; it converts prothrombin into thrombin, a step essential to forming a blood clot |
| Serum | blood plasma minus its clotting factors, still contains antibodies |
| Thrombin | protein important in blood clotting |
| Thrombocyte | also calle3d platelets; play a role in blood clotting |
| Thrombosis | formation of a clot in a blood vessel |
| Thrombus | stationary blod clot |
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