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Blood Terminology
Terms having to do with different parts of blood
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bilirubin | Pigment produced from Hemoglobin when RBC's are destroyed |
| Erythroblast | immature red blood cell |
| Plasma | Liquid portion of the blood |
| Eosinophil | WBC which increases in allergic reactions |
| antigen | Foreign material that invades the body |
| Polycythemia Vera | Abnormally large number of RBC's in circulatory system |
| hemocytometer | instrument used to count cells in blood |
| phagocyte | WBC responsible for cell mediated immunity |
| Thrombocyte | Platelet responsible for Clotting |
| Leukocyte | White Blood Cell |
| Anaphylaxis | Hyper allergic reaction |
| anemia | condition marked by RBC dificiency |
| purpura | multiple pinpoint hemorrhages under the skin |
| pancytopenia | dificiency of all blood cells |
| bleeding time | time taken for a small punture wound to stop bleeding |
| fibrin | insoluble protein that form the basis of a clot |
| hemophilia | heriditory, sex linked bleeding disorder |
| leucopenia | Decrease in WBCs |
| Hct | Hematocrit |
| PTT | partial thromboplastin Time |
| H & H | Hematocrit and Hemoglobin |
| ELISA | Enzyme- linked immunosorbent assay test |
| ESR | Erythrocyte sedimentation Rate |
| CBC | Complete Blood Count |
| Dif Count | Differential count of WBC's |