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Blood Terminology
Terms having to do with different parts of blood
Question | Answer |
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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 |