Bonewit #18 Word Scramble
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Ameboid movement | Movement used by leukocytes that permit them to propel themselves from the capillaries into the tissues. |
Anemia | A condition in which there is a decrease in the erythrocytes or amount of hemoglobin in the blood. |
Anisocytosis | A variation in the size of RBC's, |
Anticoagulant | A substance that inhibits blood clotting. |
Bilirubin | An orange-colored bile pigment produced by the breakdown of heme from the hemoglobin molecule. |
Diapedesis | The ameboid movement of blood cells through the wall of a capillary and out into the tissues. |
Hematology | The study of blood and blood forming tissues. |
Hemoglobin | The protein- and iron-containing pigment of erythrocytes that transports oxygen in the body. |
Hypochromic | A red blood cell with a decreased concentration of hemoglobin. |
Leukocytosis | An abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells.( greater than 11,000 per cubic millimeter of blood) |
Leukopenia | An abnormal decrease in the number of white blood cells. (less than 4500 per cubic millimeters of blood) |
microcytic | An abnormally small red blood cell. |
Macrocytic | An abnormally large red blood cell. |
Normochromic | A red blood cell with a normal concentration of hemoglobin. |
Normocytic | A normal-sized red blood cell. |
Oxyhemoglobin | Hemoglobin that has combined with oxygen |
Phagocytosis | The engulfing and destruction of foreign particles, such as bacteria, by special cells called phagocytes. |
Polycythemia | A disorder in which there is an increase in the red blood cell mass. |
Hemolysis | The breakdown of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin into the plasma. |
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