Medical Science 1
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albumin | plasma protein-maintains volume
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antibody | substance produced by the body that destroys or inactivates a specific substance (antigen) that has entered the body
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anticoagulant | substance preventing coagulation-antiprothrombin and antithromboplastin
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antigen | substance that, when introduced into the body, causes formation of antibodies against it
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basophil | white blood cell. Phagocytosis; releases heparin and histamine and promotes the inflammatory response
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coagulation | process of blood clotting
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diapedsis | passage of blood cells through unruptured vessel walls into tissues
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eosinophiles | white blood cell. increases during parasitic worm infestations and allergic attacks
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erythrocyte | red blood cell
4 - 5 million, with no nucleus
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erythropoiesis | formation of RBC's
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fibrin | insoluble protein which is converted into fibrin by the action of thrombin
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hemoglobin | oxygen carrying pigment of the blood
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hemolysis | the bursting of RBC's
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heparin | anticoagulant- slows bleeding
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leukocyte | white blood cell.
3,200 - 9,800
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lymphocyte | white blood cell. helps form antibodies at the site of inflammation; protects against cancer.
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monocyte | white blood cell. phagocytosis
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neutrophil | white blood cell. phagocytosis against bacteria.
Contributes to pus
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pathogenic | disease causing
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phagocytosis | process that surrounds, engulfs, and digests harmful bacteria.
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plasma | liquid portion of the blood
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platelets | responsible for blood clotting
250,000 - 450,000
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prothrombin | a globulin that helps blood coagulate
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Rh Factor | Antigen found in RBC's
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serum | clear, pale yellow fluid that separates from a clot of blood plasma that contains no fibrinogen
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thrombin | enzyme found i blood; produced from an inactive precursor, prothrombin. inducing clotting by converting fibrinogen to fibrin.
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thrombocyte | platelet necessary for blood clotting
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thromboplastin | substance secreted by platelets when tissue is injured; necessary for blood clotting
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universal donor | type O blood; has no A or B antigens
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universal recipient | individual that has AB blood
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abscess | pus-filled cavity
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edema | excessive fluid in tissue
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erythroblastosis fetalis | hemolytic disease of a new born
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pus | product of inflammation; dead tissue, dead and living bacteria, dead WBC's, and blood plasma
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pyrexia | fever
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RHO gam | specific preparation of immune globulin given.
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