Question | Answer |
Basophil | White blood cell with dark-staining granules that have an affinity for basic dyes. |
Hypochromic | Pertaining to deficiency of color (reduction of hemoglobin in red blood cells). |
Anticoagulant | A substance that works against coagulation (blood clotting). |
Coagulopathy | Disease of the clotting process |
Cytology | Study of cells. |
Eosinophil | White blood cell with dark-staining granules that have an affinity for acid dyes; granules turn red (eosin) in the presence of dye. |
Erythrocytopenia | Deficiency of red blood cells. |
Granulocyte | White blood cell with large, dark-staining granules in its cytoplasm. |
Hemolysis | Destruction of blood cells. |
Hematocrit | Separation of blood; percentage of red blood cells in a given volume of blood. |
Hemoglobinopathy | Disease of abnormal hemoglobins (sickle-cell anemia, thalassemia). |
Anisocytosis | Abnormal condition of unequal size of cells (erythrocytes). |
Megakaryocyte | Cell with multiple large nuclei; immature platelet. |
Leukocytopenia | Deficiency of white blood cells. |
Monocyte | White blood cell with one large nucleus; an agranulocyte and phagocyte. |
Morphology | Study of shape or form (of blood cells). |
Myeloblast | Bone marrow cell that develops into a myelocyte and then a leukocyte. |
Myelogenous | Pertaining to formed in the bone marrow |
Neutropenia | Deficiency in neutrophils. |
Mononuclear | Pertaining to a white blood cell with one large nucleus (monocyte or lymphocyte). |
Polymorphonuclear | Pertaining to a white blood cell with a multilobed nucleus (neutrophil). |
Phagocyte | Cell that ingests other cells or microorganisms. |
Poikilocytosis | Irregularity in the shape of red blood cells. |
Sideropenia | Deficiency in iron in serum. |
Spherocytosis | Condition (abnormal) in which erythrocytes assume a spheroidal (rounded) shape. |
Thrombocytopenia | Deficiency of clotting cells. |
Plasmapheresis | Removal of plasma from the rest of the blood by mechanical means (centrifuge). |
Leukapheresis | Removal of white blood cells from the rest of the blood by centrifugation. |
Plateletpheresis | Removal of platelets from the rest of the blood by centrifugation. |
Monoblast | Immature white blood cell (monocyte). |
Erythroblast | Immature red blood cell. |
Macrocytosis | Abnormal condition (slight increase in numbers) of macrocytes (red blood cells that are larger than normal). |
Microcytosis | Abnormal condition (slight increase in numbers) of microcytes (red blood cells that are smaller than normal). |
Leukemia | Abnormal condition of white blood cells (increase in numbers of malignant cells). |
Hemoglobin | Blood protein in erythrocytes; enables the cell to carry oxygen. |
Immunoglobulin | Protein (antibody produced by plasma cells) that acts to protect the body by destroying antigens. |
thrombolytic therapy | Treatment that destroys blood clots. |
Myeloid | Derived from bone marrow. |
Thrombosis | Abnormal condition of clotting. |
Granulocytopenia | Deficiency of granulocytes (white blood cells). |
Pancytopenia | Deficiency of all (blood) cells. |
Macrophage | Large cell (in blood and tissues) that eats (engulfs) other cells; derived from a monocyte. |
Eosinophilia | Increase in numbers of eosinophils. |
Neutrophilia | Increase in numbers of neutrophils. |
Electrophoresis | Separation of proteins in a solution by using an electric current (used to separate protein fractions of serum, urine, or cerebrospinal fluid). |
Hematopoiesis | Formation of blood cells. |
Erythropoiesis | Formation of erythrocytes. |
Myelopoiesis | Formation of bone marrow. |
Hemostasis | Stoppage of the flow of blood. |