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