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