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Blood chapter 11

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anemia   deficient number of red blood cells or deficient hemaglobin  
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anitbodies   substance produced by the body that destroys or innactivates a specific substance (antigen) that has entered the body  
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antigens   substance that, when introduced into the body, causes formation of antibodies against it  
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basophil   white blood cells that stain readily with black dyes  
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buffy coat   the layer of white blood cells and platelets  
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carbaminohemoglobin   the compound formed by the union of carbon dioxide with hemoglobin  
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embolism   obstruction of a blood vessel by foreign matter carried into the blood stream  
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embolus   a blood clot or other substance (bubble of air) that is moving in the blood and may block a blood vessel  
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eosinophil   white blood cell that is readily stained by eosin  
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erythroblastosis fetalis   a disease that may develop when an Rh-negative mother has anit-Rh antibodies and gives birth to and Rh-positive baby and the antibodies react with the Rh-positive cells of the baby  
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erythrocyte   red blood cell  
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fibrin   insoluble protein in clotted blood  
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fibrinogen   soluble blood protein that is converted to insoluble fibrin during clotting  
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hematocrit   volume percent of blood cells in whole blood  
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hemoglobin   iron-containing protein in red blood cells  
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heparin   substance obtained from the liver; inhibits blood clotting  
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leukemia   blood cancer characterized by an increase in white blood cells  
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leukocyte   white blood cells  
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leukocytosis   abnormally high white blood cell numbers in the blood  
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leukopenia   abnormally low white blood cell numbers in the blood  
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lymphocyte   one type of white blood cell  
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monocyte   a phagocyte  
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neutrophil   white blood cell that stains readily with neutral dyes  
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oxyhemoglobin   hemoglobin combined with oxygen  
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pernicious anemia   defiency of red blood cells because of a lack of vitamin B12  
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phagocyte   white blood cells that engulf microbes and digest them  
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plasma   the liquid part of the blood  
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plasma protein   any of several proteins normally found in the plasama; includes albumins,globulins,and fibrinogen  
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polycythemia   an excessive number of red blood cells  
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prothrombin   a protein present in normal blood that isnt required for blood clotting  
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prothrombin activator   a protein formed by clotting factors from damaged tissue cells and platelets; it converts prothrombin into thrombin  
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serum   bloof plasma minus its clotting factors, still contains antibodies  
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thrombin   protein important in blood clotting  
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thrombocyte   also called platelets; play a role in blood clotting  
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thrombosis   a formation of a clot in a blood vessel  
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thrombus   stationary blood clot  
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