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Liles MSI Hematolog
Hematology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| agranulocyte | a nongranular white blood cell |
| albumin | plasma protein |
| anitbody | inactivates specific foreign substances |
| antigen | substance stimulated antibodies aganist itself |
| basophil | leukocyte cell that shows an attraction for basic dyes |
| coagulation | process of blood clotting |
| diapedesis | passage of blood cells through vessel walls into tissues |
| eosinophil | white blood cell whose granules stain red with acid dyes |
| erythrocyte | red blood cell |
| erythropoiesis | formation or development of red blood cell |
| fibrin | insoluble protein used for blood clotting |
| fibrinogen | protein that is converted into fibrin by thrombin |
| granulocyte | granular white blood cell |
| hemoglobin | oxygen carrying pigment of the blood |
| hemolysis | the bursting of red blood cell |
| heparin | substance obtained from liver, which slows blood clotting |
| inflammation | pain, red, heat, and swelling occur |
| leukocyte | white blood cell |
| monocyte | large mononuclear leukocyte |
| neutrophil | sometimes called "polys" |
| abscess | pus filled cavity |
| anemia | blood disorder characterized by reduction in red blood cells or hemoglobin |
| aplastic anemia | anemia caused by a supression of the bone marrow |
| Cooley's anemia | anemia caused by defect in hemoglobin |
| edema | excess of fluid in the tissues |
| embolism | obstruction of a blood vessel by a circulated blood clot, fat globule air bubble or piece of tissue |
| erythroblastosis fetalis | hemolidic disease of a newborn |
| hematoma | localized clotted mass of blood formed in an organ tissue or space |
| hemophilia | sex linked hereditary bleeding disorder in males but transmitted through females characterized by a prolonged clotting time in abnormal bleeding |
| iron-deficiency anemia | condition resulting from lack of iron in the body |
| luekemia | a cancerous condition in which there is a great increase in the number of blood cells |
| luekocytes | increase of white blood cell count |
| luekopenia | decrease in the number of white blood cells |
| pernicious anemia | caused by decrease of B12 or the lack of intrinsic factor in the stomach |
| polycythemia | too many red blood cells |
| pus | polup of inflammation |
| pyrexia | fever |
| RHO gam | specific preperation of immune globulin given |
| septicemia | presents of pathogenic organisms in the blood |
| Sickle Cell Anemia | blood disorder that causes the red bloods cells to be sickle shaped which causes them to clot together |
| thrombocytopenia | decrease in the number of platelets |
| thrombosis | formation of the blood clot in a vessel |
| thrombus | blood clot formed in a blood vessel |
| universal donor | type O blood |
| universal recipient | invidual belonging to AB blood group |
| oxyhemoglobin | hemoglobin combined with oxygen |
| pathogenic | disease causing |
| phagocytosis | ingestion of foreign particles or other substances by certain cells |
| plasma | liquid part of blood containing corpusles |
| prothrombin | a globulin that helps blood to coagulate |
| Rh factor | antigen found in red blood cells |
| thrombin | enzyme found in the blood produced from an inactive precursor |
| thrombocyte | platelet necessary for blood clotting |
| thromboplastin | substance secreted by platelets when tissues are injured |
Created by:
Connie Liles