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Week 3
MA cards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hypochromic | Less color than normal |
| Lipemia | Excessive amount of fat in the fat |
| Microocyte | Small sized cell |
| Bilirubin | Orange yellow pigment formed from the break down of the hemoglobin in damage RBCS |
| PKU | phyenylketonuna |
| HDL | High density lipoprotein good protein that moved cholesterol to the liver to be excreted |
| LDL | Low density lipoprotein bad protein that carries chroestrol to the tissues to be deposited as fat |
| Triglycerides | Fat in the blood that causes |
| Additive | Substance in the tube that maintains the integrity of the specimen |
| Aliquot | Part of the specimen taken off of storage or use later |
| Erythrocyte | Red blood cell |
| Hematology | Study of the blood forming tissue |
| Hemolysis | Rapturingnof blood cells during the collection process |
| Leukocyte | White blood cell |
| Thromboycte | Platelet, plays a role in blood coagulation |
| Tourniquet | Device used to facilitate vein prominence |
| RBC | Red blood count |
| WBC | white blood count |
| Hematopoiesis | The formation of blood cells |
| Pol | Physicians office laboratory |
| CBC | Complete blood cell |
| Microcyte | Smalled sized cell |
| Lymphocyte | WBC that helps destroy viruses |
| ESR | Erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| Normocytic | Normal sized cell |
| Monocyte | WBC helps destroys debris and other substances |
| Guthrie screening test | New born get tested to detect pkub |
| Anisocytosis | Viration in the size of RBcs |
| Basophils | WBC that helps destroy viruses |
| CPR | C-Reactive protein |
| Hematopisis | The formation of blood cells |