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ALH 122 Chap 13 & 14 - Senders, SBC Portland

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CBC   Complete Blood Count  
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diff   white blood cell differential  
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plasma   The fluid part of blood that does not contain the cells (RBCs, WBCs, and platelets).  
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antibody   protein produced by lymphocytes (white blood cells) that searches for antigens (foreign bodies) that are a threat to the body  
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antigen   foreign substance that will stimulate your immune system to produce antibodies to protect you  
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basophil   granulocyte (WBC) that contains granules of histamine that will start an inflammatory response (whether it's an allergic response or an infectious one)  
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bilirubin   orange-yellow pigment in bile and in RBCs  
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coagulation   to clot  
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erythrocyte   RBC  
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erythropoietin (EPO)   hormone made by the kidneys that stimulates RBC production  
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fibrin   protein mesh/threads that help create a blood clot  
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fibrinogen   protein that is converted to fibrin during the clotting process.  
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granulocyte   WBC that has granules of histamine and other chemicals to help fight infection in them (basophils, neutrophil, eosinophils)  
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hemoglobin   protein inside RBCs that contains iron and binds to oxygen  
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hemolysis   destruction of RBCs  
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immunoglobulin   fancy word for antibody  
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leukocyte   general term for WBC (there are several different kinds of leukocytes)  
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neutrophil   granulocyte WBC that is particularly good at attacking bacteria  
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platelet   small fragment of a cell that helps in the clotting process  
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Rh factor   Marker on RBCs. If you have it your blood type is positive. If you don't, you're negative.  
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ABO blood types   A and B markers on RBCs. You can have A's, or B's, or A's and B's, or neither (which would make you an O).  
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thrombocyte   platelet  
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chrom/o   color  
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hem/o   blood  
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hemat/o   blood  
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hemoglobin/o   hemoglobin  
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myel/o   bone marrow - where your blood cells are made (also means spinal cord)  
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phag/o   to eat  
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thromb/o   clot  
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-blast   immature cell  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-lytic   breaking down, breaking apart, destroyer  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-penia   deficiency  
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leukopenia   low white blood cell count  
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-phage   to eat or swallow  
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-stasis   to stop, control  
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hemostasis   to stop bleeding  
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lymph/o   lymph  
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lymphaden/o   lymph node  
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lymphadenitis   inflamed lymph node  
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lymphadenopathy   disease of a lymph node  
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tox/o   toxic, poison  
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