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chapter 18
hematology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ameboid movement | movement used by leukocytes that permits them to propel themselves from the capillaries into the tissue. |
| anemia | a condition in which there is a decrease in the erthrocytes or amount of hemoglobin in the blood. |
| bilirubin | an orange - colored bile pigment produced by the breakdown of heme fromthe hemoglobin molecule. |
| diapedesis | the ameboid movement of blood cells (especially leukocyes) through the wall of a capillary and out into the tissue. |
| hematology | the study of blood and blood - forming tissues. |
| hemoglobin | the iron - containing pigment of erythrocytes that transports oxygen in the blood. |
| hemolysis | the breakdown of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin into the plasma. |
| leukocytosis | an abnormal decrease 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 4,500 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. |
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