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med term chapter 13
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| albumin | Protein in blood maintains the proper amount of water int he blood |
| anitbody (Ab) | Specific protein produced by lymphocytes in response to bacteria, viruses, or other antigens. |
| anitgen | substance that stimulates the production of an anitbody |
| basophil | white blood cell containig granules taht stain blue; associated with the release of histamine and heparin |
| eosinophil | white blood cell that contains granules that stain red; associated with allergic reaction |
| erthrocyte | red blood cell |
| erthropoietin (EPO) | hormone secreted by the kidneys stimulates red blood cell formation |
| fibrin | protein that forms the basis of a blood clot |
| fibrinogen | plasma protein that is converted to fibrin in the clotting process |
| hemoglobin | blood protein containing iron; carries oxygen in red blood cells |
| hmeolysis | destruction or breakdown of red blood cells |
| immune reaction | response of the immune system to foreign invasion |
| immunoglobulin | Protein with antibody activity; examples are IgG |
| leukocyte | white blood cells |
| lymphocyte | mononuclear leukocyte that produces antibodies |
| macrophage | monocyte that migrates from the blood to tissue spaces. macrophages distroy work out red blood cells in the liver, spleen, and bone marrow |
| megakaryocyte | large platelet precursor cell found in the bone marrow |
| moncyte | leukocyte with one large mucleus. |
| neutrophil | granulocytic leukocyt formed in bone marrow |
| plasma | liquid portion of blood; contains water, proteins, salts, nutrients, lipids, hormones, and vitamins |
| platelets | small blood fragments that collect at sites of inhury to begin the clotting process |
| serum | plasma minus clotting proteins and cells. clear, yellowish fluid that spereates from blood when it is allowed to clot. |
| thrombin | Enzyme taht converts fibrinogen to fibrin during coagulation |
| thrombocyte | Platelet |
| chrom/o | base |
| cyt/o | cell |
| granul/o | granules |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| is/o | same, equal |
| morph/o | shape, form |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| phag/o | eat, swalloe |
| poikil/o | varied, irregular |
| sidero | iron |
| -apheresis | removal, a carrying away |
| -blast | immature cell, embryonic |
| -cytosis | abnormal condition of cell |
| -globin | protein |
| -penia | dificiency |
| -philia | attraction for (an increase in cell numbers) |
| -phoresis | carying, transmission |
| -stasis | stop, control |
| anemia | deficiency in erthryocytes or hemoglobin |
| hemolytic anemia | reduction in red cells due to destruction |
| sickle cell anemia | hereditary disorder of abnormal hemoglobin producing sickle shaped erthrocytes and hemolysis |
| leukemia | increase in cancerous white blood cells |
| complete blood cell count (CBC) | Determination of numbers of blood cells. hemoglobin, concentration, hemocrit, ans red cell values |
| platelet count | number of platelets per cubic millimeter or microliter of blood |
| red blood cell morphology | microscopic examination of a stained blood smear to determine the shape of individual red cells |
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