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med term ch9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| agglutination | the clumping of cells as a result of interaction with specific antibodies called agglutinins |
| albumin | a plasma protein |
| allergen | a substance that can produce a hypersenstitive reaction in the body |
| allergy | a hypersensitive reaction to normally harmless antigens |
| anaphylaxis | an exaggerteaed life-threatening hypersenstivity reaction to a previously encountered antigen |
| anisocytosis | an abnormal condition of the blood characterized by red blood cells of variable and abnormal size |
| hemoglobin | a complex protein-iron compound in the blood that carries oxygen to the cells from the lungs and carbon dioxide away from the cells to the lungs |
| heme | the pigmented, iron-containing, nonprotein portion of the hemoglobin molecule |
| hematology | the scientific study of the blood-forming tissues |
| hematologist | a medical specialist in the field of hematology |
| granulocyte | a type of leukocyte characterized by the presence of cytoplasmic granules |
| globulin | a plasma portein made in the liver |
| globin | a group of four globulin protein molecules that become bound by the iron in heme molecules to form hemoglobin |
| fibrinogen | a plasma protein converted into fibrin by thrombin in the presence of calcium ions |
| fibrin | a stringly, insoluble portein that is the substance of a blood clot |
| erythropietin | a hormone synthesized mainly in the kidneys and released into the bloodsteam in response to anoxia (lack of oxygen) |
| erythropoiesis | the process of red blood cell production |
| erythrocyte | a mature red blood cell |
| erythroblast | an immature red blood cell |
| erythremia | an abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells |
| eosinophil | a granulocytic, bilobed leukocyte somewhat larger that a neutrophil characterized by large numbers of coarse, refractile, cytoplasmic granules that stain with the acid dye eosin |
| enzyme | an organic substcane that initiates and accelerates a chemcial reaction |
| electrophoresis | the movement of charged suspended particles through a lipid medium in response to changes in an elctric field |
| edema | the abnormal accumulation of fluid in interstital spaces of tissues |
| dyscrasia | an abnormal condition of the blood or bone marrow |
| differentiation | a process in development in which unspecilaized cells or tissues are systemically modified and altered to achieve specific and chacacteristic physical forms, physiologic functions and chemcial properties |
| corpuscle | any cell of the body- red or white blood cell |
| coagulation | the process of transforming a liquid into a solid |
| bilirubin | the orange-yellow pigment of bile formed principally by the breakdown of hemogoblin in red blood cells after termination of their normal life span |
| basophil | a granulocytic white blood cell characterized by cytoplasmic granules that stain blue when exposed to a basic dye |
| ascites | an abnormal intraperitoneal (within the peritoneal cavity) accumulation of a fluid contaning large amoubts of protein and electrolytes |
| antigens | a substance, usually a protein, that causes the formation of an antibody and reacts specifically with that antibody |
| antibodies | substances prodeuced by the body in response to bacteria, viruses or other foregin substances |
| hemolysis | the breakdown of red blood cells and the release of hemoglobin that occurs normally at the end of the life span of a red cell |
| hemorrhage | a loss of a large amount of blood in a short period of time, either externally or internally |
| hemostasis | the termination of bleeding by mechanical or chemical means or by the complex coagulation process of the body |
| heparin | a naturally occuring anticlotting factor present in the body |
| hyperalbuminemia | an increased level of albumin in the blood |
| hyperbilirubiemia | greater than normal amounts of the bile pigment, bilirublin in the blood |
| hyperlipemia | an excessive level of blood fats, usually caused by a lipoprotein lipase deficiency or a defect in the conservation of low-desity lipoproteins to high-density lipoproteins |
| hyperlipidemia | an excessive level of blood fats, usually caused by a lipoprotein lipase deficiency or a defect in the conservation of low-desity lipoproteins to high-density |
| ion | an electrically charged particle |
| leukocyte | a white blood cell, one of the formed elements of the circulating blood system |
| leukocytopenia | an abnormal decrease in number of white blood cells to fewer than 5,000 cells per cubic millimeter |
| megakaryocyte | an extremely large bone marrow cell |
| monocyte | a large mononuclear leukocyte |
| myeloid | of a pertanining to the bone marrow or the spinal cord |
| neutrophil | a polymorphonuckear (multiobed nucleus) granular leukocyte that stains easily with neutral dyes |
| pancytopenia | a marked reduction in the number of the red blood cells, which blood cells and platelets |
| pica | a craving to eat unusual substances(non food substances) |
| plasma | the watery, straw-colored, flid portion of the lymph andthe blood in which the leukocytes, erythrocytes and plateltes are suspended |
| platlet | a clotting cell |
| prothrombin | a plasma protein prescursor of thrombin |
| reticulocyte | an immature erythocyte characterizes by a meshlike pattern of threads and particles at the former site of the nucleus |
| septicemia | systemic infection in which pathogens are present in the circulating bloodstream, having spread from an infection in any part of the body |
| seroconversion | a change in serologic tests from negative to positive as antibodies developn in reaction to an infection or vaccine |
| serology | the branch of laboratory medicine that studies blood serum for evidence of infection by evaluting antigen-antibody reactions |
| thrombus | a clot |
| thromboplastin | a complex substance that initiates the clotting process by converting prothrombin into thrombin in the presence of calcium ion |
| thrombocytopwnia | an abnormal hematologic condition in which the number of platelets is reduced |
| thrombocyte | a clotting cell |
| thrombin | an enzyme formed from prothrombin, calcium, and thromboplastin in plasma during the clotting process |
| stem cell | a formative cell, a cell whose daugther cells may give rise to other cell types |
| splenomegaly | an abnormal enlagrement of the spleen |
| serum | the clear, thin and sticky fluid portion of the blood that remains after cogualtion |
| agglutin/o | to clump |
| aniso- | unequal |
| myel/0 | bone marrow or spinal cord |
| morph/0 | form, shape |
| mono- | one |
| -lytic | destruction |
| kary/0 | nucleus |
| is/o | equal |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hem/o | blood |
| -globin | conatining protein |
| erythr/o | red |
| -emia | blood condition |
| cyt/o | cell |
| coagual/o | clotting |
| chrom/o | color |
| blast/o | embryonic stage of development |
| bas/o | base |
| thromb/o | clot |
| -stasis | stopping or controlling |
| spher/o | round; sphere |
| sider/o | iron |
| poikil/o | varied, irregular |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -philia | attraction to |
| -phoresis | transmission |
| phag/o | to eat |
| -penia | decrease in |
| -osis | condition |
| -oid | resembling |
| nucle/o | nucleus |
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