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blood, lymphatic disorders Flashcards

1
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blood cell that attracts blue stain

A

basophil

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2
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blood cell that attracts neither a blue or red stain

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neutrophil

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3
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blood cell that attracts red stain

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eosinophil

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4
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blood cell with a speckled appearance

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granulocyte

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5
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blood cell with many different shaped nuclei

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polymorphonucleocyte

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6
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blood cell without a speckled appearance

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agranulocyte

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7
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clotting cell

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thrombocyte

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8
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creation of blood

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hematopoiesis

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9
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creation of clotting cells

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thrombocytopoiesis

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10
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creation of red blood cells

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erythrocytopoiesis

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11
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creation of white blood cells

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leukocytopoiesis

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12
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destruction of blood

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hemolysis

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13
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disorder where body’s immune system attacks its own tissues

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autoimmune

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14
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enlargement of the spleen

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splenomegaly

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15
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excessive bleeding

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hemorrhage

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16
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excessive bleeding during menstruation

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menorrhagia

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17
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excessive uterine bleeding not related to menstruation

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metrorrhagia

18
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blood stem cell

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hemocytoblast

19
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immune system protein

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immunoglobulin

20
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inflammation of the tongue

21
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iron carrying blood protein

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hemoglobin

22
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lack of all blood cells

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pancytopenia

23
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lack of clotting cells

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thrombocytopenia

24
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lack of red blood cells

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erythrocytopenia

25
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lack of white blood cells

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leukocytopenia

26
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large cell that consumes many organisms

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macrophage

27
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normal sized blood cell

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normocytic

28
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pertaining to an unknown cause

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idiopathic

29
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pertaining to stopping the bone marrow from functioning

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myelosuppressive

30
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pertaining to stopping the immune system from functioning

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immunosuppressive

31
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process of a white blood cell eating pathogenic organisms

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phagocytosis

32
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red blood cell

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erythrocyte

33
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referring to a red blood cell without adequate hemoglobin

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hypochromic

34
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referring to an abnormally large red blood cell

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macrocytic

35
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referring to blood cell with adequate hemoglobin attached

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normochromic

36
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referring to bone marrow not producing any blood cells

37
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referring to bone marrow not producing sufficient numbers of blood cells

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hypoplastic

38
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removal of plasma from the blood

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plasmapheresis

39
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removal of the spleen

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splenectomy

40
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rupture of the spleen

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splenorrhexis

41
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tumour of lymph system

42
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white blood cell

Blood, lymphatic and immunity system (2 decks)

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