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Bonwit #18
Hematology- Michaela Henry
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ameboid movement | movement used by leukocytes that permits them to propel themselves from the capillaries into the tissue |
| 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 |
| anticoagulant | substance that inhibits blood clotting |
| bilirubin | an orange colored bile pigment produced by the breakdown of heme form the hemoblogin molecule |
| diapedesis | the ameboid movement of blood cells (especially leukocytes) through the wall of a capaillary and out into the tissues |
| hematology | The study of blood |
| hemoglobin | the protein and iron containing pigment |
| hemolysis | breakdown of erythrocytes |
| hypochromic | a red blood cell with a decreased concentration of hemoglobin |
| leukocytosis | an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells |
| leukopenia | an abnormal decrease in the number of white blood cells |
| microcytic | abnormally small rbc |
| normochromic | a red blood cell with a normal concentration of hemoblogin |
| normocytic | a normal sized red blood cell |
| oxhemoglobin | hemoglobin that has combined with oxygen |
| phagocytosis | the engulfing & destruction of foreign particles, such as bacteria, by special cells call phagocytes |
| polycythemia | a disorder in which there is an increase in the red blood cell mass |
| macrocytic | an abnormally large red blood cell |
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