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Bonewit Ch.18
Bonewit Ch.18 (Kayla Sharp)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ameboid movement | Movement used by leukocytes that permits 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 red blood cells. |
| Anticoagulant | A substance that inhibits blood clotting. |
| Bilirubin | An orange-colored bile pigment produced by the breakdown of heme from he 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. |
| Hemolysis | The breakdown of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin into the plasma. |
| Hypochomic | A red blood cell with a decreased concentration of hemoglobin. |
| Leukocytosis | An abnormal increase the number of white blood cells (greater han 11,000 per cubic millimeter of blood) |
| Leukopeia | An abnormal decrease in the number of white blood cells (less than 4500 per cubic millimeter of blood) |
| Microcytic | An abnormally small red bloo 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. |