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Bonewit #18
Hematology-shelby
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ameboid Movement | Movement used by leukocytes that permits them to propel themselves from the capillaries. |
| 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 red blood cells. |
| Bilirubin | An orange- colored bile pigment produced by the break-down of heme from the hemoglobin molecule |
| Diapedesis | The ameboid movement of blood cells (especially leukocytes) 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 |
| Hemolysis | The breakdown of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin into the plasma |
| Hypochromic | A red blood cell with a decrease concentration of hemoglobin. |
| Leukocytosis | An abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells (greater than 11,000 per cubic millimeter of hemoglobin, |
| Leukopenia | An abnormal decrease in the number of white blood cells (less than 4500 per cubic millimeter 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. |
| Oxyhemolobin | Hemoglobin that has combined wit oxygen. |
| Phagocytosis | The engulfing and destructing of foreign particles, such as bacteria, by special cells called phagocytes. |
| Polycythemia | A disorder in which there is a increase in the red blood cell mass. |
| Anticoagulant | A substance that inhibits blood clotting. |