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Ch.18 Hematology
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Ameboid movement- | Movement used by leukocytes that permits them to propel themselves from the capillaries into the tissues. |
Anemia- | A condition in which their is a decrease in the erythrocytes or amount of hemoglobin in the blood. |
Bilirubin- | An orange-colored bile pigment produced by the breakdown of heme from the hemoglobin molecule. |
Diapedesis- | The ameboid movement of blood cells(especially leukocytes) through the wall of a capillary and out into the tissues. |
Hematology- | The study of blood and blood forming tissues. |
Hemoglobin- | The iron-containing pigment of erythrocytes that transports oxygen in the body. |
Hemolysis- | The breakdown of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin into the plasma. |
Leukocytosis- | An abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells (greater than 11,000 per cubic millimeter of blood). |
Leukopenia- | An abnormal decrease in the number of white blood cells (less than 4500 per cubic millimeter of blood). |
Oxyhemoglobin- | Hemoglobin that has combined with oxygen. |
Phagocytosis- | The engulfing and destruction of foreign particles, such as bacteria, by special cells called phagocytes. |
Polycythemia- | A disorder in which there is an increase in the red blood cell mass. |