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med term chapter 9

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anisocytosis   an abnormal condition of the blood characterized by red blood cells of variable and abnormal size  
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agglutination   the clumping of cells as a result of interaction with specific antibodies.  
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albumin   a plasma protein  
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antibodies   substances produced by the body in response to bacteria, virusis, or other foreign substances.  
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allergen   a substance that can produce a hypertensive reaction in the body  
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allergy   a hypertensive reaction to normally harmless antigens,most of which are environmrntal.  
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anaphylaxis   an exaggerated life threatening hypertensivity reaction to a previously encountered anigen.  
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antigens   a substance , usually a protein that causes the information of an antibody and reacts specifically with that antibody.  
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ascites   an abnormal intraperitoneal accumulation of a fluid containing large amounts of protein and electrolytes  
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basophil   a granulocytic white blood cell characterized by cytoplasmic ganules that stain blue when exposed to a basic dye.  
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bilirubin   the orange-yellow pigment of bile formed principally by the breakdown of hemoglobin in red blood cells after termination of their normal life span  
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coagulation   the process of transforming a liquid into a solid, especialy of the blood.  
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corpuscle   any cell of the body  
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differeniation   the process of development in which unspecailized cells or tissues are systematically modified and altered to achive specific and characteristic physical forms, physiologic functions, and chemical properties.  
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dyscrasia   an abnormal condition of the blood or bone marrow.  
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edema   the abnormal accumulation of fluid in interestitial spaces of tissues  
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electrophoresis   the movement of charged suspended particles through a liquid medium in response to changes in an electric field.  
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enzyme   an organic substance that initiats and accelerates a chemical reaction.  
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eosinophil   a granulocytic, bilobed leukocyte somewhat larger than a neutrophill characterized by large numbers of coarse, refractile, cytoplasmic granules that stain with the acid dye ecosin  
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erythremia   an abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells  
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erythroblast   an immature red blood cell  
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erythrocyte   a mature red blood cell  
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erythropoiesis   the process of red blodd cell production  
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erythropoetin   a hormone synthesized mainly in the kidneys and releases into the bloodstream in response to anoxia.  
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fibrin   a stringy,insoluble protein that is the sunstance of a blood clot  
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fibrinogen   a plasma protein converted into a fibrin by thrombin in the presance of calcium ions  
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globin   a group of four globulin protein molecules that become bound by the iron in heme molecules to form hemoglobin.  
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globulin   a plasma protein mad in the liver.  
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granulocyte   a type of leukocyte characterized by the presence of cytoplasmic granules  
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hematologist   a medical specailist in the feild of hematology  
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hematology   the scientific study of blood and blood- forming tissues  
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heme   the pigmented iron containing, non-protein portion of the hemoglobin molecule.  
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hemoglobin   a complex protien-iron compound in the blood that carries oxygen to the cells from the lugs and carbon dioxide away from the cells to the lungs.  
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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 blood cell.  
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hemorrhage   a loss of a large amount of blood in a short period of time.  
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hemotosis   the termination of bleeding my mechanical or chemical means or by the complex coagulation process of the body.  
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heparin   a naturally occuring anticlotting factor presant in the body  
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hyperalbuminemia   an increased level of albumin in the blood  
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hyperbilirubinemia   greater that normal amounts of the bile pigment in the blood.  
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hyperlipemia   an exessive level of blood fats.  
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ion   an electrically charged partical  
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leukocyte   a white blood cell  
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leukocytoprnia   an abnormal decrease in number of white blood cells.  
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megakaryocyte   an extremely large bone marrow cell  
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monocyte   a large mononuclear leukocyte  
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myeloid   of or pertaining to the bone marrow or the spinal cord  
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neutrophil   a polymorphonuclear granular leukocyte that stains easy with neural eyes  
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pancytoprnia   a marked reduction in the number of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets  
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pica   craving to eat unusual subatances  
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plasma   the watery, straw-colored, fluid prtion of the lymph and the blood in the leukocytes.  
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platelet   a clotting cell  
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prothrombin   a plasma protein precursor of thrimbin  
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reticulocyte   an immature erthyrocyte characterized by a meshlike pattern of threads and particles at the former site of the nucleus  
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septicemia   systemic infection in which pathogens are presant in the circulating bloddstream.  
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splenomegaly   an abnormal enlargement of the spleen  
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stem cell   a formative cell  
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thrombocyte   a cloting cell  
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threombocytopenia   an abnormal hematoloic condition in which the number of platelets is reduced  
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thromboplastin   a complex substance that initiates the clotting process by converting prothrombin in the presance of calcium ion  
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thrombus   a clot  
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agglutin/o   to clump  
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anisio-   unequal  
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bas/o   base  
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blast/o,-blast   embryonic stage of devolopment  
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chrom/o   color  
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coagul/o   clotting  
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cyt/o   cell  
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-emia   blood condition  
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eosin/o   red,rosy  
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erthyr/o   red  
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-globin   containing protein  
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hem/o   blood  
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hemat/o   blood  
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is/o   equal  
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kary/o   nucleus  
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leuk/o   white  
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-lytic   destruction  
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mono-   one  
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morph/o   form, shape  
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myel/o   bone marrow, or spinal cord  
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nucle/o   nucleus  
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-oid   esembling  
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-osis   condition  
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-penia   decrease in  
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-phage   to eate  
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phag/o   to eat  
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-philia   attreaction to  
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-phoresis   transmission  
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=poiesis   formation  
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poikil/o   varied  
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sider/o   iron  
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spher/o   round  
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-stasis   stopping or controlling  
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thromb/o   clot  
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Ab   antibody  
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Ag   anitgen  
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ABO   blood groups,A,AB,B and O  
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AHF   antihemophiliac factor  
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AHG   antihemolytic globin  
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ALL   acute lymphatic leukmia  
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AML   acute myelogenous leukemia  
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BMT   bone marrow transplatation  
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CBC   complete blood cell count  
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Hb   hemoglobin  
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LDL   low-density lipoprotein  
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segs   segmented neutophils  
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