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Blood and Lymphatic
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anisocytosis | condition characterized by RBCs of variable and abnormal size |
| hemophilia B | is also known as Christmas disease |
| edema | abnormal accumulation of fluid I the interstitial spaces |
| albumin | plasma protein helps maintain normal blood volume |
| thrombus | clot that forms and stays in place |
| pernicious anemia | deficiency of mature RBC |
| classic hemophilia | also known as hemophilia A |
| leukemia | excessive and uncontrolled increase of immature WBCs |
| hemolytic anemia | excessive destruction of circulating RBCs |
| lymphadenopathy | disorder of lymph nodes or lymph vessels |
| non- Hodgkins lymphoma | also known as histolytic lymphoma |
| aplastic anemia | bone marrow depression anemia |
| hemopoiesis | production of formed elements of blood |
| gamma globulins | plasma protein function as antibodies in the immune system |
| embolus | circulating clot |
| pica | craving to eat unusual substances, including, but not limited to, things such as clay, dirt, starch, chalk, glue, ice and hair |
| iron deficiency | deficiency of hemoglobin due to a lack of iron in the body |
| agglutination | clumping of cells as a result of interaction with specific antibodies called agglutinins |
| bilirubin | orange-yellow pigment of bile formed principally by the breakdown of hemoglobin in RBCs after termination of their normal life span |
| Schilling test | diagnostic for pernicious anemia |
| Coombs test | direct antiglobulin test |
| PTT | monitors heparin therapy |
| ESR | measures RBC settling distance |
| hematocrit | measures percentage of erythrocytes in blood |
| serum or blood serum | clear, thin and sticky fluid portion of the blood that remains after coagulation |
| plasma | watery straw-colored fluid portion of the lymph and blood in which the leukocytes, erythrocytes, and platelets are suspended |
| hemostasis | termination of bleeding by mechanical or chemical means or by the complex coagulation process of the body, consisting of vasoconstriction, platelet aggregation, and thrombin and fibrin synthesis |
| immunologist | health specialist whose training and experience is concentrated in immunology |
| local reaction | reaction to treatment that occurs at the site it was administered |
| pathogens | disease- producing microorganisms |
| phagocytosis | process of a cell engulfing and destroying bacteria |
| natural immunity | immunity with which we are born, or genetic immunity |
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