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Hematology - Nora Godsey

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ameboid movement   movement used by leukocytes that permits them to propel themselves from the capillaries into the tissues  
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anemia   condition in which there is a decrease in the erythrocytes or amt of hemoglobin in the blood  
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anisocytosis   variation in the size of red blood cells  
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anticoagulant   substance that inhibits blood clotting  
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bilirubin   orange-colored bile pigment produced by the breakdown of heme from the hemoglobin molecule  
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diapedsis   ameboid movement of blood cells through the wall of a capillary and out int the tissues  
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hematology   study of blood and blood-forming tissues  
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hemoglobin   protein and iron containing pigment of erythrocytes that transports oxygen in the body  
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hemolysis   the breakdown of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin into the plasma  
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hypochromic   red blood cell with a deacreased concentration of hemoglobin  
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leukocytosis   abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells  
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leukopenia   abnormal decrease in the number of white blood cells  
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microcytic   abnormally small red blood cell  
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macrocytic   abnormally large red blood cell  
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normochromic   red blood cell with a normal concentration of hemoglobin  
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normocytic   normal sized red blood cell  
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oxyhemoglobin   hemoglobin that has combined with oxygen  
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phagocytosis   engulfing and destruction of foreign particles, such as bacteria, by special cells called phagocytes  
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polycythemia   disorder in which there is an increase in the red blood cell mass  
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