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Terms on Blood - Anatomy

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agglutination   The clumping that occurs when antibodies of a blood type are combined with that blood type.  
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anemia   A decrease in the oxygen carrying ability of the blood.  
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antibodies   Proteins in the plasma of the blood that is made in response to the absence of the RBC antigen.  
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antigens   Proteins that are located on the surface of red blood cells.  
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coagulation   The clotting of blood.  
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diapedesis   The action of white blood cells to move in and out of blood vessels.  
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embolism   A thrombus that moves and blocks a blood vessel.  
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erythrocytes   red blood cells  
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erythropoietin   A hormone that controls the rate of erythrocyte production.  
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fibrin   Protein fibers that form when blood clotting is necessary.  
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hemocytoblast   The blood stem cell. Found in red bone marrow.  
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hemoglobin   The substance that allows erythrocytes to carry oxygen.  
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hemostasis   The stoppage of bleeding.  
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leukemia   A disease of the white blood cells, that can originate in the bone marrow.  
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Leukocytes   White blood cells  
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Plasma   The fluid matrix of blood. It contains vitamins, water, wastes, etc.  
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Platelets   Fragments of cells that are involved in blood clotting.  
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Thrombus   A blood clot that develops in an unbroken blood vessel.  
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