Question | Answer |
agglutination | the clumping of cells as a result of interaction with specific antibodies called agglutinins |
albumin | a plasma protein |
allergen | a substance that can produce a hypersenstitive reaction in the body |
allergy | a hypersensitive reaction to normally harmless antigens |
anaphylaxis | an exaggerteaed life-threatening hypersenstivity reaction to a previously encountered antigen |
anisocytosis | an abnormal condition of the blood characterized by red blood cells of variable and abnormal size |
hemoglobin | a complex protein-iron compound in the blood that carries oxygen to the cells from the lungs and carbon dioxide away from the cells to the lungs |
heme | the pigmented, iron-containing, nonprotein portion of the hemoglobin molecule |
hematology | the scientific study of the blood-forming tissues |
hematologist | a medical specialist in the field of hematology |
granulocyte | a type of leukocyte characterized by the presence of cytoplasmic granules |
globulin | a plasma portein made in the liver |
globin | a group of four globulin protein molecules that become bound by the iron in heme molecules to form hemoglobin |
fibrinogen | a plasma protein converted into fibrin by thrombin in the presence of calcium ions |
fibrin | a stringly, insoluble portein that is the substance of a blood clot |
erythropietin | a hormone synthesized mainly in the kidneys and released into the bloodsteam in response to anoxia (lack of oxygen) |
erythropoiesis | the process of red blood cell production |
erythrocyte | a mature red blood cell |
erythroblast | an immature red blood cell |
erythremia | an abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells |
eosinophil | a granulocytic, bilobed leukocyte somewhat larger that a neutrophil characterized by large numbers of coarse, refractile, cytoplasmic granules that stain with the acid dye eosin |
enzyme | an organic substcane that initiates and accelerates a chemcial reaction |
electrophoresis | the movement of charged suspended particles through a lipid medium in response to changes in an elctric field |
edema | the abnormal accumulation of fluid in interstital spaces of tissues |
dyscrasia | an abnormal condition of the blood or bone marrow |
differentiation | a process in development in which unspecilaized cells or tissues are systemically modified and altered to achieve specific and chacacteristic physical forms, physiologic functions and chemcial properties |
corpuscle | any cell of the body- red or white blood cell |
coagulation | the process of transforming a liquid into a solid |
bilirubin | the orange-yellow pigment of bile formed principally by the breakdown of hemogoblin in red blood cells after termination of their normal life span |
basophil | a granulocytic white blood cell characterized by cytoplasmic granules that stain blue when exposed to a basic dye |
ascites | an abnormal intraperitoneal (within the peritoneal cavity) accumulation of a fluid contaning large amoubts of protein and electrolytes |
antigens | a substance, usually a protein, that causes the formation of an antibody and reacts specifically with that antibody |
antibodies | substances prodeuced by the body in response to bacteria, viruses or other foregin substances |
hemolysis | the breakdown of red blood cells and the release of hemoglobin that occurs normally at the end of the life span of a red cell |
hemorrhage | a loss of a large amount of blood in a short period of time, either externally or internally |
hemostasis | the termination of bleeding by mechanical or chemical means or by the complex coagulation process of the body |
heparin | a naturally occuring anticlotting factor present in the body |
hyperalbuminemia | an increased level of albumin in the blood |
hyperbilirubiemia | greater than normal amounts of the bile pigment, bilirublin in the blood |
hyperlipemia | an excessive level of blood fats, usually caused by a lipoprotein lipase deficiency or a defect in the conservation of low-desity lipoproteins to high-density lipoproteins |
hyperlipidemia | an excessive level of blood fats, usually caused by a lipoprotein lipase deficiency or a defect in the conservation of low-desity lipoproteins to high-density |
ion | an electrically charged particle |
leukocyte | a white blood cell, one of the formed elements of the circulating blood system |
leukocytopenia | an abnormal decrease in number of white blood cells to fewer than 5,000 cells per cubic millimeter |
megakaryocyte | an extremely large bone marrow cell |
monocyte | a large mononuclear leukocyte |
myeloid | of a pertanining to the bone marrow or the spinal cord |
neutrophil | a polymorphonuckear (multiobed nucleus) granular leukocyte that stains easily with neutral dyes |
pancytopenia | a marked reduction in the number of the red blood cells, which blood cells and platelets |
pica | a craving to eat unusual substances(non food substances) |
plasma | the watery, straw-colored, flid portion of the lymph andthe blood in which the leukocytes, erythrocytes and plateltes are suspended |
platlet | a clotting cell |
prothrombin | a plasma protein prescursor of thrombin |
reticulocyte | an immature erythocyte characterizes by a meshlike pattern of threads and particles at the former site of the nucleus |
septicemia | systemic infection in which pathogens are present in the circulating bloodstream, having spread from an infection in any part of the body |
seroconversion | a change in serologic tests from negative to positive as antibodies developn in reaction to an infection or vaccine |
serology | the branch of laboratory medicine that studies blood serum for evidence of infection by evaluting antigen-antibody reactions |
thrombus | a clot |
thromboplastin | a complex substance that initiates the clotting process by converting prothrombin into thrombin in the presence of calcium ion |
thrombocytopwnia | an abnormal hematologic condition in which the number of platelets is reduced |
thrombocyte | a clotting cell |
thrombin | an enzyme formed from prothrombin, calcium, and thromboplastin in plasma during the clotting process |
stem cell | a formative cell, a cell whose daugther cells may give rise to other cell types |
splenomegaly | an abnormal enlagrement of the spleen |
serum | the clear, thin and sticky fluid portion of the blood that remains after cogualtion |
agglutin/o | to clump |
aniso- | unequal |
myel/0 | bone marrow or spinal cord |
morph/0 | form, shape |
mono- | one |
-lytic | destruction |
kary/0 | nucleus |
is/o | equal |
hemat/o | blood |
hem/o | blood |
-globin | conatining protein |
erythr/o | red |
-emia | blood condition |
cyt/o | cell |
coagual/o | clotting |
chrom/o | color |
blast/o | embryonic stage of development |
bas/o | base |
thromb/o | clot |
-stasis | stopping or controlling |
spher/o | round; sphere |
sider/o | iron |
poikil/o | varied, irregular |
-poiesis | formation |
-philia | attraction to |
-phoresis | transmission |
phag/o | to eat |
-penia | decrease in |
-osis | condition |
-oid | resembling |
nucle/o | nucleus |