| Condition |
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| Definition |
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| Normocytic |
anemia w/ normal sized rbc |
| Normochomic |
hemoglobin # normal |
| RDW |
Red cell distribution width; blood test measuring rbc size |
| Anisocytosis |
anemia w/ various-sized rbc |
| Poikilocytosis |
anemia w/ various-shaped |
| Hamatopoiesis |
formation of blood or blood cells |
| Erythropoiesis |
production of rbc |
| Granulopoiesis |
production of granylocyte |
| Erythropoietin |
glycoprotein hormone by kidney stimulating BM for rbc production |
| Blood Indices |
MCV. MCH. MCHC |
| MCV |
mean corpuscular volume (size) |
| MCH |
mean corpuscular hemoglobin, hbg/rbc |
| MCHC |
mean corpuscular hbg concentration; hgb/hct |
| Blood |
5 liter in adult human, 6 - 8% total body wt., should only exist in circulatory system |
| Capillaries |
microscopi tubules, not in cornea and cartilage |
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