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ALH 122 Chap 13 & 14
ALH 122 Chap 13 & 14 - Senders, SBC Portland
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| CBC | Complete Blood Count |
| diff | white blood cell differential |
| plasma | The fluid part of blood that does not contain the cells (RBCs, WBCs, and platelets). |
| antibody | protein produced by lymphocytes (white blood cells) that searches for antigens (foreign bodies) that are a threat to the body |
| antigen | foreign substance that will stimulate your immune system to produce antibodies to protect you |
| basophil | granulocyte (WBC) that contains granules of histamine that will start an inflammatory response (whether it's an allergic response or an infectious one) |
| bilirubin | orange-yellow pigment in bile and in RBCs |
| coagulation | to clot |
| erythrocyte | RBC |
| erythropoietin (EPO) | hormone made by the kidneys that stimulates RBC production |
| fibrin | protein mesh/threads that help create a blood clot |
| fibrinogen | protein that is converted to fibrin during the clotting process. |
| granulocyte | WBC that has granules of histamine and other chemicals to help fight infection in them (basophils, neutrophil, eosinophils) |
| hemoglobin | protein inside RBCs that contains iron and binds to oxygen |
| hemolysis | destruction of RBCs |
| immunoglobulin | fancy word for antibody |
| leukocyte | general term for WBC (there are several different kinds of leukocytes) |
| neutrophil | granulocyte WBC that is particularly good at attacking bacteria |
| platelet | small fragment of a cell that helps in the clotting process |
| Rh factor | Marker on RBCs. If you have it your blood type is positive. If you don't, you're negative. |
| ABO blood types | A and B markers on RBCs. You can have A's, or B's, or A's and B's, or neither (which would make you an O). |
| thrombocyte | platelet |
| chrom/o | color |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hemoglobin/o | hemoglobin |
| myel/o | bone marrow - where your blood cells are made (also means spinal cord) |
| phag/o | to eat |
| thromb/o | clot |
| -blast | immature cell |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -lytic | breaking down, breaking apart, destroyer |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -penia | deficiency |
| leukopenia | low white blood cell count |
| -phage | to eat or swallow |
| -stasis | to stop, control |
| hemostasis | to stop bleeding |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| lymphaden/o | lymph node |
| lymphadenitis | inflamed lymph node |
| lymphadenopathy | disease of a lymph node |
| tox/o | toxic, poison |
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