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dushstack week 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Agglutination | Clumping of cells due to an antigen-antibody reaction. |
| Anemia | Abnormally low level of hemoglobin or red cells in the blood, resulting in inadequate delivery of oxygen to the tissues. |
| Platelet (thrombocyte) | Cell fragment that forms a plug to stop bleeding and acts in blood clotting. |
| leukocyte | White blood cell. |
| Plasma | Liquid portion of the blood. |
| Coagulation | Clotting, as of blood. |
| leukemia | Malignant blood disease characterized by abnormal development of white blood cells. |
| Erythrocyte | Red blood cell. |
| Fibrin | Blood protein that forms a blood clot. |
| Hematocrit | Volume percentage of red blood cells in whole blood; packed cell volume. |
| Hemoglobin | Iron-containing protein in red blood cells that binds oxygen. |
| Hemolysis | Rupture of red blood cells |
| Hemorrhage | Loss of blood. |
| Thrombcytopenia | Deficiency of platelets in the blood. |
| Serum | Liquid portion of blood without clotting factors; thin, watery fluid; serous. |